Summary and Settings
The name of the Hadley's futuristic house
What is the Happylife Home?
He is the father
Who is George Hadley?
The story is told through perspective
What is third person limited?
This room creates any environment the children can imagine
What is the Nursery
She is the anxious mother
Who is Lydia Hadley
The children choose the nursery over their own
This dangerous setting appears in the Nursery
What is the African Veldt
He is the son obsessed with the Nursery
Who is Peter Hadley?
The lions in the nursery symbolize this growing danger in the family
These animals kill George and Lydia
He is the psychologist who warms the parents
Who is David Mclean
The story warns that too much of can be too dangerous
What is technology?
George and Lydia are trapped in this room at the climax
What is the Nursery?
She follows Peter's lead in choosing technology over family
Who is Wendy Hadley?
A prominent message in the story is: Comfort can make people
What is weak?