The Veldt

The Veldt  is a story by an unknown author. The story is about a family that lives in a home that does everything you can possibly think for them. From cook for them, retrieve anything they desire, clean, get them dressed and transport them easily to anywhere in the home. The home is like a caregiver and takes care of them in every way possible. The children have a "nursery" as they call it where they can go into and it emits whatever they can possibly imagine. The children imagine "Africa" a hot, deadly place where these lions are continuously feeding on unknown objects. The parents after a while become concerned wondering why their children are imaging such a dreadful place. It turns out that the children have built a resentment toward the parents and have created Africa from hatred for them and that the lions are feeding on their parents. The story is definitely different and really makes a point about how technology can really effect people and children. People can become dependent on technology and that is what the future is going to turn out to be if we are not careful. Everyday people are inventing mechanical machines to help people with their every day lives and replacing having to do stuff ourselves. This is both a good and bad thing. Most bad though because society will become dependent on machines and robots in the future. As if we don't already rely a lot on technology to get us throughout our days. Cellphone and the internet are a pertinent item in society that almost every one uses on a daiy basis and would not be able to get though a day with out them. The story shows a rather dramatic version but effective possibility on how children will become so reliant on technology that they will not feel the need for parents. They will become so attached to machines and technology and rather protect those things over humans. It seems bizarre and if it won't ever happen. But with the rate technology is going at that just might be our future for our future generations and I am not so sure that is a good one.