The Veldt
by Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
Interpretive Questions: Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences using quotes.
1.) Why do Peter and Wendy choose the nursery over their parents? spoiled don't like parents
The nursery "is their mother and father, more important in their lives than their real parents." (pg.102)
2.) Why have the children moved to “the long, hot African veldt” from “all the delightful contraptions of a make-believe world”? (p. 94, 95)
It was a plan to kill there parents.
3.) Why does Peter say, “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”? (p. 100)
obsessed
Peter doesn't want to do anything in his life.
4.) At the end of the story, do the children know what they are doing to their parents, or is it just another fantasy for them?
Wendy and Peter gave there parents hints like " He bent and picked up a bloody scarf." (pg. 103)
5.) Why does the story end with peter and Wendy having a picnic and behaving politely toward David McLean?
They don't want David McLean to know that they killed their parents.
6.) According to the story, are George and Lydia to blame for what happens to them?
Yes, they got mad and starting taking things away from Wendy and Peter. " I wouldn't let them go to New York." (pg.102)
7.) Why does the story say that George is too busy to pay attention to the lions, even though he has heard them
roaring and smelled their strong odors?
He doesn't care what happens to the kids he just wants to care for himself. "I won't have treats from my son!." (pg.100)
8.) After returning from the carnival, why do Peter and Wendy deny that Africa is in the nursery?
Peter and Wendy deny that Africa is in the nursery because they don't want their parents to take it away " Made it from a veldt into a forest and put Rima there instead of lions." (pg.98)
9.) Why does George tell Lydia that they children are “spoiled and we’re spoiled”? (p. 98)
The whole family doesn't do anything they don't even tie there own shoes.
10.) Why do George and Lydia agree to “just another moment of nursery” after they have turned it off? (p. 104)
Peter and Wendy start throwing a tantrum so they can get what they want.
Vocabulary in Context:
1.) Reluctantly (p. 92)
Quote: "Reluctantly he locked the huge door."
Definition (based on context/in your own words) Don't want to do it
Synonym: not going to do what you are told to do
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Reluctantly I did my homework on time
2.) Preoccupied (p. 94)
Quote: "Preoccupied he let the light glow softly on ahead of him."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): Busy
Synonym: doing something
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I am preoccupied at 3:00
3.) Abstractedly (p. 95)
Quote: "Like a framed picture eating her dinner abstractedly."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): out of place
Synonym: not in the same place you were before
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word) : I am abstractedly not ready for tomorrow.
4.) Insufferable (p. 98)
Quote: " They're insufferable--- let's admit it."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): unbearable
Synonym: can't deal with it any longer
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I cant insufferable not watching TV.
5.) Engrossed (p. 105)
Quote: "Before those kids get Engrossed with those damned beasts again."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): attached
Synonym: you don't want it to go away
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word):
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when George or Lydia are being G/Good parents or B/bad parents. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
George and Lydia are G/Good parents V. George and Lydia are B/Bad parents
1.) Why do Peter and Wendy choose the nursery over their parents? spoiled don't like parents
The nursery "is their mother and father, more important in their lives than their real parents." (pg.102)
2.) Why have the children moved to “the long, hot African veldt” from “all the delightful contraptions of a make-believe world”? (p. 94, 95)
It was a plan to kill there parents.
3.) Why does Peter say, “I don’t want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do”? (p. 100)
obsessed
Peter doesn't want to do anything in his life.
4.) At the end of the story, do the children know what they are doing to their parents, or is it just another fantasy for them?
Wendy and Peter gave there parents hints like " He bent and picked up a bloody scarf." (pg. 103)
5.) Why does the story end with peter and Wendy having a picnic and behaving politely toward David McLean?
They don't want David McLean to know that they killed their parents.
6.) According to the story, are George and Lydia to blame for what happens to them?
Yes, they got mad and starting taking things away from Wendy and Peter. " I wouldn't let them go to New York." (pg.102)
7.) Why does the story say that George is too busy to pay attention to the lions, even though he has heard them
roaring and smelled their strong odors?
He doesn't care what happens to the kids he just wants to care for himself. "I won't have treats from my son!." (pg.100)
8.) After returning from the carnival, why do Peter and Wendy deny that Africa is in the nursery?
Peter and Wendy deny that Africa is in the nursery because they don't want their parents to take it away " Made it from a veldt into a forest and put Rima there instead of lions." (pg.98)
9.) Why does George tell Lydia that they children are “spoiled and we’re spoiled”? (p. 98)
The whole family doesn't do anything they don't even tie there own shoes.
10.) Why do George and Lydia agree to “just another moment of nursery” after they have turned it off? (p. 104)
Peter and Wendy start throwing a tantrum so they can get what they want.
Vocabulary in Context:
1.) Reluctantly (p. 92)
Quote: "Reluctantly he locked the huge door."
Definition (based on context/in your own words) Don't want to do it
Synonym: not going to do what you are told to do
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Reluctantly I did my homework on time
2.) Preoccupied (p. 94)
Quote: "Preoccupied he let the light glow softly on ahead of him."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): Busy
Synonym: doing something
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I am preoccupied at 3:00
3.) Abstractedly (p. 95)
Quote: "Like a framed picture eating her dinner abstractedly."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): out of place
Synonym: not in the same place you were before
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word) : I am abstractedly not ready for tomorrow.
4.) Insufferable (p. 98)
Quote: " They're insufferable--- let's admit it."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): unbearable
Synonym: can't deal with it any longer
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I cant insufferable not watching TV.
5.) Engrossed (p. 105)
Quote: "Before those kids get Engrossed with those damned beasts again."
Definition (based on context/in your own words): attached
Synonym: you don't want it to go away
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word):
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when George or Lydia are being G/Good parents or B/bad parents. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
George and Lydia are G/Good parents V. George and Lydia are B/Bad parents
GOOD
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BAD
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