Choruses of malfunctioning objects sing out, “oblivious” to their impending destruction. It screams like “children dying in a forest, alone,” creating a sense of helplessness. The story ends with intense imagery of the house being burned alive, exposing mechanical capillaries, ligaments, and bones. “At night, the ruined city gave off a radioactive glow which could be seen for miles.” Humans are destroyed by technology rather than saved.ħ Personification A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics The house stands alone in a scorched land, surrounded by ruins, remnants of other buildings and homes. The effect of the neglected technology is still present in nature. Despite the advanced technology of the house, it is helpless against the fire.Ħ Irony Despite the absence of humanity, natural cycles continue in the story (weather, the sun emerges after the rain). It is also ironic that the poet seems to suggest that nature will benefit from mankind’s destruction, that in the wake of our extinction nature will be restored to a state of peace (a rebirth).ĥ Irony Dual nature of technology: it can both help and harm us, impossible to progress in one aspect without the other Mechanical objects are useful in serving humans but have no intrinsic value – no worth apart from their function. McClellan, the former owner of this highly advanced home, has programmed the house to read her favorite poem about the destruction of humanity by the hands of technology and how little nature will care once mankind has perished. What effect does this depiction have on the mood of the story?Ĥ Irony The Poem Mrs. Contrary to the nature of their death, the shadows seem peaceful, like a picture: the children are playing ball, the husband is mowing the lawn, the wife is picking flowers. Situational irony: an event directly contradicts strong expectationsģ Irony Shadows The west side of the house is charred completely except for five “nuclear shadows,” or silhouettes left by the family members as they died in the sudden, instantaneous explosion. 1 “There Will Come Soft Rains” Ray BradburyĢ Irony Irony is defined as the effect created when a writer contrasts expectations and reality.
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