There Will Come Soft Rains Technology Essay

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The Consequences of Progression in Bradbury’s There Will Come Soft Rains Historical evolution has allowed humanity to progress and better future lives, yet it has also demonstrated setbacks and failures as shown in Bradbury’s There will Come Soft Rains, where human progression has resulted in mass extinction due to nuclear warfare. The portrayal of the last standing house on earth, surrounded by a radioactive glow, serves as a powerful symbol of the dangers of technological advancements. Nature, however, has its way of regenerating itself after the human-made destruction, as the house’s technology eventually burns down. Although Bradbury depicts a cautionary tale of how time has allowed for fatal technology progression, it illustrates the importance …show more content…

The house demonstrates a life where humans lived in a facilitated environment where technology impacted lives positively. With the help of the house’s voice, it built a routine and held the housekeepers accountable to go to school and to work, it cleaned and prepared food, and it kept them entertained. However, among technology’s conveniences, Bradbury introduces the negative consequences of technological advancements, which may not have been well thought out before the nuclear attack. As remnants of human civilization have been destroyed, the house serves as a reminder of what human life was like before the nuclear war. Yet, the consequences of their advancements have resulted in extinction, where humanity is unable to continue its progression. Additionally, humanity has lost its culture, such as the lack of humanity being present to appreciate the house’s recital of Sara Teasdale’s poem. Teasdale’s piece demonstrates how life continues with the absence of human progression, as it only mentions the trace of a fencing remaining of civilization: “Robins will wear their feathery fire, whistling their whims on a low fence-wire” (Bradbury 238). Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the people that planned for innovative technology failed to prioritize human relationships over their advancements. Though the house’s functions may have been efficient, relying on these electronics makes the house have less warmth by creating routine mechanisms. For example, the house creates a routine in the morning for the family’s breakfast but doesn’t allow for the family to gain bonding experiences while cooking, setting a table, washing the dishes, etc. : “In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunnyside up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two

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