ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The ability of the lions taking over and assuming power over George and Lydia represents the struggle for power the parents have over the nursery. In summary, the nursery and the lions show poor discipline. George and Lydia have allowed these items to take over their role as parents.

Detailed explanation-2: -The veldt, with its punishing heat and its menacing lions and vultures, represents the reality of human existence and human nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nursery is a double-edged sword: it symbolizes the incredible possibility that technology presents, but also the danger of using technology for sheer pleasure, of getting carried away by its power, and of ultimately choosing technology over humanity.

Detailed explanation-4: -How does the author’s description of the lions in paragraphs 29-30 build tension in the story? The lions are so loud that they annoy George and Lydia. The lions are so strange that they confuse George and Lydia. The lions are so lifelike that they appear threatening to George and Lydia.