Monday, January 8
Do children reallly think of killing their parents? Hopefully, not many do. We have the Menendez brothers still in jail accused of killing their parents. Did they do it for the money? Is their life better in jail? I think not.
In Bradbury's story "The Veldt" the children killed their parents because they were unhappy that their parents were going to turn off their house. They would have to take their own baths and tie their own shoes.
Technology ruined this family's relationship. The children were in control of the parents. They allowed the children to rule the roost. In the end the children won, or did they?
Tuesday, January 7, 2008
Today space travel is a fantasy for many. The family in "The Gift" boarded a spaceship for a family trip as we would board an airplane. Maybe one day we will have affordable individual space flight available to us. The movie Star Trek has transporters "beaming people up" and shows automobile sized shuttle craft that fly into space with ease. Americans have the dream of traveling into space. We dream....we will succeed.
2 comments:
Hello, Mrs. Feber.
I think that children do think of killing their own parents at times, whether, for the reason of abusive parents, for the money from the will, or for the child being restricted or punished. "The Veldt" was a great story that is similar to life today between parents and child.[without the smart house] Just like Dr. Suess, all of Mr. Bradbury's stories led to the future of today. "The Lorax" is a great example. "The
Lorax" tells about pollution and the cutting down of trees and how everything will end up in the future, or today. I think that Dr. Suess and Ray Bradbury are very much alike with their writing skills. Also, you were right about the more you read the more you learn how to write.
Thank you,
Megan
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