There Will Come Soft Rains By Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury’s text “There will come soft rains” is a short story about the abolishment of mankind through the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The story without directly mentioning a nuclear weapon, makes reference to it on multiple occasions. The five spots of paint coincide with the effect a massive explosion has on people, they are literally vaporised against a wall. This horrific sight was witnessed during the Pearl Harbor Japanese attacks in 1945. The dog covered in sores also makes reference to a nuclear explosion as sores are a common side effect of radiation sickness. The automated house requests Mrs McClellan to state which poem she would like to be read. There is no response, so the house picks Sara Teasdale’s poem. Including