LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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They heard the screams of the children
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They heard the scream of vultures
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They heard the lions dying in the virtual world
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They heard their own screams
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the short story “The Veldt, ” Ray Bradbury writes, “’And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar”’ (Bradbury 13). Bradbury chooses these words because they exemplify a compelling ending to the foreshadowing that developed throughout the short story.
Detailed explanation-2: -After George locks the nursery and everyone is supposed to be in bed, the screams are heard again insinuating that the children have broken into the nursery, but this time both the parents hear them. This is a great instant of foreshadowing as Lydia points out that “Those screams-they sound familiar” (Bradbury 6).
Detailed explanation-3: -The story ends with David McClean arriving to speak to the children. Wendy and Peter, who are drinking tea while seated in the nursery, which is now displaying a serene scene, tell him their parents will be here soon. But the vultures flying overhead suggest that the parents have been devoured by the lions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Symbolism is a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.