There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
Summary of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury There Will Come Soft Rains is a futuristic short story set in the year 2026, depicting a fully automated house that continues to function after its human occupants have been annihilated by a nuclear disaster. The story explores the destructive power of technology, the fragility of human civilization, and the indifference of nature to human extinction. A House Without Humans The story opens with a stark and unsettling scene: a voice-clock announces the time—“Seven o’clock, time to get up”—but there is no response. The house stands alone in a city reduced to rubble and radioactive ruins. Despite the absence of people, the house continues its daily routine with mechanical precision, performing tasks it was programmed to do when humans still existed. The automated house prepares breakfast, cooks eggs and toast, pours coffee, and clears the dishes—even though no one comes to eat. This routine emphasizes the emptiness and irony of technol...