November 27

TWO CLASS HEADS UP ROOT QUIZ 3 WEDNESDAY DEC 2nd!!!

Don't forget about the 8 Critical questions for "The Veldt" due monday!

"The Veldt" Ray Bradbury notes:

• Deadmau5's song "The Veldt" illustrates A
• The children's names Peter and Wendy, alludes to story of Peter Pan , emphasizing their (unhealthy) imaginary obsessions, similarly allusions are made to OZ and Wonderland (120)
• The story is also an allegory for the concerns of TV's effects on youth. 

Page 129- George shuts everything down in house, Peter: "I wish you were dead", George: "We were once, we are going to live now!"..... Irony.

Page 118- paragraph- first full one. Think about two things that are happening which are both things Bradbury has done in previous stories. What is is? 5 senses, metaphor, change POV.

Bradbury's style

• Favors 3rd person POV (limited omniscient, and objective) 
• Shifs POV temporarily ( EG: into 2nd person) and perspective (at end).
• Metaphors and similes 
• Foreshadowing
• A dramatic shift in tone at ending. (Irony)
• Motifs used a lot
• He often references the 5 senses. 
• Names usually caries significance (EG: Peter and Wendy).
• Alludes often, to poetry (EG: "Song to Celia")
• Ends with ambiguity (unclear). 

Course question: "The Veldt" #2,3

The reciprocal relationship between----Culture----Language/Literature.

Lang. and culture A

Lit. and culture  B