Instead, he starts showing affection towards the house, spending time with it and discovering all the features of it. Feel that sun.” When Ben wins the Smart House named PAT, he stops spending quality time with his father. When the nursery becomes part of the children’s lives, both Peter and Wendy start showing affection towards it and hatred towards their parents. George and Lydia Hadley lose the special connection with their children due to the high tech device, the nursery. Furthermore, both fictional stories demonstrate how technology breaks the bond between child and parent. Both stories show how technology can lead to interdependence. He stops taking charge of household chores and starts depending on the house to do them for him.
After winning the Smart House, he starts becoming lazy. There is a time when Ben Cooper acts like the “mother” of the family cooking, cleaning and carrying out household chores. Lethargy is also demonstrated in the movie Smart House. This displays that she is otiose and does not want to take the effort to make dinner for the family. Lydia, one of the members of the family, depends on the dining-room table to produce warm dishes of food. In The Veldt, the Hadley family is entirely reliant on the technological features of the ‘Happylife Home’ to complete daily responsibilities. Both narratives demonstrate how dependence on technology creates indolence and a lack of good work ethic. Ray Bradbury’s short story The Veldt and LeVar Burton’s movie Smart House share a common theme both stories demonstrate how technology can be a dangerous influence.
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