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The Veldt
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Ray Bradbury
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The Veldt Characters
Meet the Cast
George Hadley
Father Knows Best?George Hadley is a typical husband and father for the 1950s—or what the 1950s thinks a husband/father should be. Think of him as Mr. Cleaver, only not so winsome:A) He wants his...
Lydia Hadley
Betty Crocker of the FutureUnlike George, Lydia doesn't change too much throughout the story. But that's okay because she starts off as the perfect mom. Or at least, what the 1950s thought was perf...
Peter and Wendy Hadley
Heroes?If you squint hard enough, Peter and Wendy are heroic kids. They're smart enough to reprogram the nursery (maybe), they're independent (they go to a carnival all by themselves), and they go...
David McClean
McWhat?We have to start with David McClean's name because, in case you hadn't noticed, his name includes the word "clean." In fact, that's almost all you need to know about David McClean: he's the...
