The veldt commonlit answers You have just read “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. Argue which of the following you believe is most responsible for the story’s resolution: the parents, the children, or the house. Make sure your paragraph is complete by:starting with an argument that clearly answers the promptincluding two pieces of evidence that support your argumentexplaining how your evidence supports your argument

Explanation:

The Veldt," Bradbury may have used the virtual lions to kill the parents to emphasize the serious dangers of technology. In much of Ray Bradbury's science fiction, there is an underlying distrust of technology.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”