Imagery in the Veldt

All well-known authors have their signature writing techniques. O’Henry uses irony and complex vocabulary, Twain uses satire and dialect, and Poe uses dark imagery and repetition. Among these famous authors is Ray Bradbury, an American author and screenwriter who lived from August 1920 to June 2012. Some of his most well known pieces include The Veldt, A Sound of Thunder, and The Pedestrian. Within these short stories you will find many metaphors and foreshadowing, both of which help to make his stories richer/so unique.

Ray Bradbury constantly planted deep and unique metaphors within his stories. One example of this is in the book Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian future where all books are illegal and any that remain are burned by “Firefighters”. Early in the book, Montag meets a girl that changes his entire perspective of the world forever. When they first met he described her to the reader, “Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity” (Bradbury 14). Bradbury describes Clarisse’s face shape and compares her color to that of milk. He is also explaining her expression and her presence. Bradbury uses metaphors such as these all throughout the book, helping the readers to look beyond into the books meaning. This complex sentence gave a better understanding of the story, helping to overall make the story more interesting.

Another technique that Bradbury frequently used throughout his stories was foreshadowing. One example of this in in the short story, The Veldt, a dysfunctional household where everything is completed with technology and the children have replaced their parents with a virtual reality nursery. Mid-way through the story, the parents, Lydia and George hear strange noises and screams coming from the nursery downstairs while upstairs in their bedroom. After awhile, Lydia says, “those screams–they sound familiar”(Bradbury). Lydia is discussing the terrifyingly realistic nursery and the unsettling noises/screams that seem to come from within. This specific technique along with others has a great effect on the story. It affects the readers because it adds a sense of eeriness to the story, making them sit on the edge of their seat as they anticipate the gory ending.It also contributes to the overall excitement in the story.

In conclusion, Bradbury was a very unique and inspirational author that used many different techniques to improve his writing, such as metaphors and foreshadowing. Although he is no longer with us, he continues to live through his work that is still being read to this day. Bradbury inspired many authors, including Stephen King, Cristopher Moore, and Brett Alexander Savory

All well-known authors have their signature writing techniques. O’Henry uses irony and complex vocabulary, Twain uses satire and dialect, and Poe uses dark imagery and repetition. Among these famous authors is Ray Bradbury, an American author and screenwriter who lived from August 1920 to June 2012. Some of his most well known pieces include The Veldt, A Sound of Thunder, and The Pedestrian. Within these short stories you will find many metaphors and foreshadowing, both of which help to make his stories richer/so unique.

Ray Bradbury constantly planted deep and unique metaphors within his stories. One example of this is in the book Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian future where all books are illegal and any that remain are burned by “Firefighters”. Early in the book, Montag meets a girl that changes his entire perspective of the world forever. When they first met he described her to the reader, “Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity” (Bradbury 14). Bradbury describes Clarisse’s face shape and compares her color to that of milk. He is also explaining her expression and her presence. Bradbury uses metaphors such as these all throughout the book, helping the readers to look beyond into the books meaning. This complex sentence gave a better understanding of the story, helping to overall make the story more interesting.

Another technique that Bradbury frequently used throughout his stories was foreshadowing. One example of this in in the short story, The Veldt, a dysfunctional household where everything is completed with technology and the children have replaced their parents with a virtual reality nursery. Mid-way through the story, the parents, Lydia and George hear strange noises and screams coming from the nursery downstairs while upstairs in their bedroom. After awhile, Lydia says, “those screams–they sound familiar”(Bradbury). Lydia is discussing the terrifyingly realistic nursery and the unsettling noises/screams that seem to come from within. This specific technique along with others has a great effect on the story. It affects the readers because it adds a sense of eeriness to the story, making them sit on the edge of their seat as they anticipate the gory ending.It also contributes to the overall excitement in the story.

In conclusion, Bradbury was a very unique and inspirational author that used many different techniques to improve his writing, such as metaphors and foreshadowing. Although he is no longer with us, he continues to live through his work that is still being read to this day. Bradbury inspired many authors, including Stephen King, Cristopher Moore, and Brett Alexander Savory  

The authors’ uses of imagery throughout the texts help give the reader an insight and vision of what is occuring. Stories or poems like these show how there’s always a hidden meaning or personal experience of someone to be told. The lesson to be taught in these texts is to always look deeper into things whether it’s a picture or words as there’s always a hidden message and greater understanding of the world we live in. It is important to care, as imagery helps readers picture where characters are, understand what characters are doing, and even foreshadow what might happen next. Imagery is an important concept to understand as it can help find the profound interpretation of a story or situation in real-life.

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