Rubem Fonseca: Happy New Year. Summary and analysis

Rubem Fonseca - Feliz año nuevo. Resumen y análisis 1

Summary of “Happy New Year” (Feliz ano novo) by Rubem Fonseca Rubem Fonseca’s short story “Happy New Year” (Feliz ano novo) is a work that immerses the reader in a stark urban reality, presenting a bleak portrait of Brazilian society in the mid-1970s. The story follows three main characters: Pereba, Zequinha, and the narrator, who … Read more

Ray Bradbury: The Veldt. Summary and analysis

Ray Bradbury: The Veldt. Summary and analysis

The Veldt is a short story by Ray Bradbury, published on September 23, 1950, in The Saturday Evening Post. The story follows George and Lydia Hadley, a couple living in a fully automated house that handles all their needs. The center of the home is a virtual reality nursery that materializes the thoughts of their children, Wendy and Peter. When the room constantly projects a disturbing African savannah inhabited by lions, Lydia suspects something is wrong. As they investigate, the parents discover that technology and children’s imaginations can become uncontrollable.