1. What type of future is represented by “The Veldt” and the Happylife Home?
2. Compare George’s and Lydia’s responses to the nursery. How do they respond to it
differently? What does this suggest about each character? About gender roles?
3. They find George’s wallet and Lydia’s scarf in the nursery after the items seemingly were
soiled by the lions (with blood and saliva). What is the significance of those two objects
in particular?
4. Why do you think the children choose the veldt and the lions for their nursery? Why do
you think Wendy and Peter are so interested in death?
5. What does “The Veldt” suggest about raising children and technology? How does the
story comment on David McLean's efforts at child psychology and new
techniques/technologies for childrearing?
6. Analyze the line “The house was full of dead bodies, it seemed. It felt like a mechanical
cemetery.”