Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Veldt

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Pay attention to the small things in life because they could become important. Life contains many small moments, and you never know if those moments could become a bigger piece in your life. In “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, there is a very smart child named Peter, and Peter is very spoiled. He has lots of technology that does everything for him, including a nursery, a virtual reality world that kids can create. Throughout the story, Peter is disrespectful to his parents and never really treats them right. In “The Veldt” Bradbury uses dialogue, foreshadowing, and description to get the reader's thinking or predicting.

The author uses dialogue in “The Veldt” to get the reader’s thinking or predicting. On page four, George says, “He’s a wise one for ten. That I.Q. of his -” During this scene, George is telling Lydia about Peter. This is showing that George is aware that Peter is capable of something much bigger than what most children are. Many children that have a higher IQ know more, and could easily program a computer, fix and computer, or even hack into anything. Becuase Peter has a higher IQ, he could easily do any of these things. Here, the author is trying to get the reader's thinking or predicting. I believe this because, in …show more content…
On page nine, Peter and George are having a conversation about shutting down the house. Peter doesn’t like this idea, so Peter snaps at his father and says, “I wish you were dead!” This many lead readers to believe that this is foreshadowing. The author is trying to hint towards an event that will happen in the future. I believe that when Peter tells George that he wishes he was dead, Bradbury is trying to foreshadowing an event that will happen in the future, when in the end that really does happen. This could lead readers to believe that this is something that may actually happen. I believe that Bradbury is trying to foreshadow the resolution
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