There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

In the story of “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the author, Mr. Ray Bradbury tells of a futuristic house which eventually succumbs to a nuclear disaster which takes the lives of all its inhabitants. The house Mr. Bradbury speaks of is completely automated and can and does run on its own without the guidance of human interaction. Everything in the house goes on whether or not people are in the house to experience its luxuries. Eventually, the house itself, finally begins to break apart and is no longer standing. Along with it, the electronic voices have been silenced and everything that was ceases to a halt.

After reading this story, it left me with a lot of questions that I would like to ask the author. Reading this story has inspired me to ask these questions which are stated below.

Have you studied any references to nuclear war before writing this story?

(Bradbury) “Yes, I have reviewed several references before I began writing this piece. I studied the topic for several hours to make sure that every fact was truthful or plausible before beginning...