Lethal Wonderland: Setting in 'The Veldt'
Around the 17th century, Dutch imperialists began to colonize southern Africa, and their old word veldt (field) has stuck as the name of the shrubby, arid yellow grasslands there.
What is the time and place of The Veldt?
Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt" is set sometime in the future and takes place in the Hadley family's completely automated, technologically advanced Happylife Home.
What is significant about the setting of The Veldt?
"The Veldt" has two settings: the Happylife Home where the Hadley family lives, and within that, the nursery with its viewscreens that are almost always set to an African veldt. The significance of the Happylife Home is that it does everything for the Hadleys, taking over the role of the parents.
