Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" deals with some of the same fundamental issues we face today in our modern age, such as the breakdown of family relationships due to technology. Ray Bradbury is an American writer who lived from 1920 to 2012 (Paradowski). Written in 1950, “The Veldt” is even more relevant today than it was then. The fundamental question, as Marcelene Cox said, "Parents are often so busy physically raising their children that they lose the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of trees is lost when raking the leaves." » Technology creating dysfunctional families is an ever-growing problem. In the story, the Hadley family lives in a house made entirely of machines. A major facet of the home is the nursery, where children's imaginations become a playground in which they can play. When parents become concerned about their children's violent imaginations, as shown by their fascination with the African veldt, the children kill them for the sake of killing them. prevent them from turning it off. Ray Bradbury expands on his theme that technology can break up families in his short story "The Veldt" using foreshadowing, symbolism, and metaphor. Foreshadowing is a fundamental element in “The Veldt”. A good example of foreshadowing is the Veldt itself and the voracious animals found there. “The nursery was silent. It was as empty as a clearing in the jungle at midday. “Did you hear that scream?” » she asked. “No” “About a minute ago.” “Sorry, no.” (Bradbury). This is the first example of foreshadowing in the story that foretells the event where the parents themselves will soon scream, meaning that they will die. “Additionally, his (Ray Bradbury's) description of the Veldt also conveys an atmosphere...... middle of paper ...... the reader reflects on the impact of technology long after finishing the story . Works Cited Bernardo, Jr., Anthony J. “The Veldt.” Masterplots II: Short story series, revised edition (2004): 1-3. Literary reference center. Internet. January 29, 2014. Caldwell, Tracy M. “The Negative Effects of Parent-Child Conflict.” Literary theme: The negative effects of parent-child conflicts (2006): 1-5. Literary reference center. Internet. January 30, 2014. Hart, Joyce. “Critical essay on “The Veldt”. » News for students. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. Flight. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Information Resource Center. Internet. January 29, 2014. Paradowski, Robert J. “Ray Bradbury.” Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-9. Literary reference center. Internet. January 30, 2014. “The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. » 123HelpMe.com. January 30 2014.