The Veldt Analysis

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The Veldt
A good parent’s desire is to keep their children happy and healthy. In “The Veldt” by Ray Bradly, in hopes of curing their children’s mental issue, George and Lydia Hadley believed that giving them everything including a worry-free and magical house was good parenting. Instead, their efforts left them feeling worthless and the children somewhat rebellious. George and Lydia Hadley are sympathetic characters. When George says, “It’s supposed to help them work off their neuroses in a healthy way.” “We’ve given the children everything they ever wanted…” indicates that his children are so important to him that, he was willing to do and give anything to make health a priority (202). When Lydia says, “Maybe I don’t have enough to do. Maybe