Story Arc:
Exposition:
Date: 1950s
Place: George and Lydia’s home.
People: George, Lydia, Peter,
Wendy Hadley
Rising Action:
The parents talk to
their kids and switch
off the nursery.
Climax:
The kids throw
tantrums so the
parents switch the
nursery back on.
Falling Action:
The parents are killed
by the nursery.
Inciting Incident:
The parents find out the
nursery can display
violent scenery.
Resolution:
The kids are free to do
whatever they want.
Ode to my nursery
Oh! Stinky, musty and fusty clouds of dust.
You are filled with death.
In the morning,
Dead animal bodies fill the hay.
In the evening,
Small cicadas annoyingly buzz away.
At the surface,
You appear as you are innocent.
Yet,
You tore my family apart like a paper shredder.
Oh, nursery! Do not mess with me…
Summary
Lydia is worried about the nursery, it was different than how it usually was. When they
both go inside the nursery, the african veldt was very realistic. They think of locking
the nursery for a few days. At dinner, they discuss it with Peter and Wendy, the
children claim that there is no Africa and when George goes to investigate, they turn it
into a forest. They let David McClean look at the nursery, he convinces George to kill
the nursery. The children in revenge lock their parents in the nursery and let them be
eaten by lions.
Themes
The themes of the story are the dangers of technology, automation and retaliation.
When the nursery was shut down, the children were in hysterics and screaming
because they did not want to go back to their normal life, instead wanting the
happylife home. The children feel like they are also sometimes powerless, like when
George did not allow them to go to New York. This caused hatred and retaliation
against the parents, which thus resulted in them getting killed in the end.
Meet George!
——George is a very important character
in the story of the Veldt. He decided to
check out the nursery to see the Veldt
and the three lions in the nursery. If he
didn't decide to close the nursery,
maybe they wouldn't die in the nursery.
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