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Instructor: Raymundo Rodríguez

Sandra Marcela S. Ramos E.

English Composition I

Psychology 4th Semester Group .

Parenting.

!Children "ill #e children! is "hat "e usually hear "hen it comes to $usti%y

mischie&ous #eha&ior that adults do not really "ant to deal "ith' #ut "hat a#out

"hen parents stop acting li(e parents) *o" can children e&en (no" "hat parents

are supposed to #e li(e)

In +rad#ury,s tale The Veldt ' "e ha&e a couple o% children that do not

understand the meaning o% !li&ing parents! anymore' since theirs pro&ided them

"ith a house that "ould do anything and e&erything in their place. -% course' this

"as not planned %rom the #eginning' or at least' consciously. he phrase !he house

is "i%e and mother no"' and a nursemaid! /+rad#ury 01 states that there is no need

%or parents anymore. *o" did this happen)

Parents #uild up nice' understanding' (ind and respect%ul (ids' in the #est o%

cases' #ut it does not al"ays "or(. 2e can thin( o% the most common mista(e

parents ha&e made since the #eginning o% time3 !"e&e gi&en the children

e&erything they e&er "anted. Is this our re"ard5secrecy' diso#edience)! /+rad#ury

61' and it is indeed a #ig mista(e.

Perhaps a role model %or good manners and respect could ha&e done a lot

more %or the parents destiny. In the story !... they treat us as i% "e "ere o7spring.

 heyre spoiled and "ere spoiled8/+rad#ury 61' these parents get con%used on ho"

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the roles "ere in&erted and de&iated since the &ery #eginning o% their relationship

"ith their children. *o" then' could the children e&en understand that they "ere

doing something improper' or e&en something "rong)

 ruth #e told' I do #elie&e that the parents planted the seed %or their o"n

death in the end. 9ou cannot $udge something you pro&o(ed' you cannot %or#id

something you taught and certainly' you cannot punish something others do a%ter

your set eample.

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+ased -n:

+rad#ury' Ray. !he ;eldt.! he Illustrated Man. <e" 9or(: +antam' =>?4. ?5

=@. Print.