the story of the veldt is well known, but the original story is related to the reader from the point of view of the tragic figure(s) ie the parents. this song is presented on behalf of the children, their thoughts and emotions. the song has a very happy/content feel to it which is the children's main disposition throughout the story. they are happy in their world, and in the end they manifest this attraction to it by resisting it being taken away from them, as any child would.
very simply it is a snapshot of the bliss the children experience with one another and their technological entity.
the story of the veldt is well known, but the original story is related to the reader from the point of view of the tragic figure(s) ie the parents. this song is presented on behalf of the children, their thoughts and emotions. the song has a very happy/content feel to it which is the children's main disposition throughout the story. they are happy in their world, and in the end they manifest this attraction to it by resisting it being taken away from them, as any child would. very simply it is a snapshot of the bliss the children experience with one another and their technological entity.