First published in 1950 this story still resonates today.
At first it's a cautionary tale of technology but then it also touches on how parenting is still very much needed.
Though the gadgets of the story are very different then ones we enjoy today; the parallels to our smart phone, internet-obsessed society are easy to see.
Though the gadgets of the story are very different then ones we enjoy today; the parallels to our smart phone, internet-obsessed society are easy to see.
The whole story revolves around a holo-deck gone wrong.
Although the story was first published in The Saturday Evening post of September 23, 1950 it is most easily accessible from The Illustrated Man collection.
I was led to this story from my daughter who had it assigned to read during her junior high school years. (That's middle school for those of you in the US.) It certainly stayed in her mind for at least the past five years.
Ray Bradbury's official website is: http://www.raybradbury.com/
To hear the radio drama of this story go to (this is where I found the interior art): http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=40198
Although the story was first published in The Saturday Evening post of September 23, 1950 it is most easily accessible from The Illustrated Man collection.
I was led to this story from my daughter who had it assigned to read during her junior high school years. (That's middle school for those of you in the US.) It certainly stayed in her mind for at least the past five years.
Ray Bradbury's official website is: http://www.raybradbury.com/
To hear the radio drama of this story go to (this is where I found the interior art): http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=40198
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| Ray Bradbury |
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| September 23, 1950 |
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