The Veldt Flashcards
quotes that show how George and Lydia Hadley feel alienated at their Happylife Home?
‘I feel like I don’t belong here.’
‘You’re beginning to feel unnecessary too.’
–> no role to play –> LOSE SELF-WORTH
a quote that shows how George treats Lydia like a child who’s just had a nightmare in The Veldt?
endearing tone: ‘Oh, my dear poor sweet Lydia!’
what are some quotes that show how the children in The Veldt seem inhuman under the influence of technology?
description of appearance: ‘cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles’
obsession with watching images: at supper - ‘we’ll sit and watch’
no emotions except hatred: ‘I wish you were dead!’
a quote that accurate shows how the children are in control of the house in The Veldt?
‘The house lights followed her like a flock of fireflies.’
a quote that shows us the parents’ view on the role reversal of the parents and children in The Veldt?
‘They treat us as if we were offspring.’
