There Will Come Soft Rains

by Ray Bradbury

There Will Come Soft Rains: Genre 1 key example

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With vacuum-cleaning robotic mice and self-folding tables, “There Will Come Soft Rains” has all the hallmarks of the science fiction genre. The story imagines an apocalyptic future in the wake of nuclear war, criticizing and cautioning against an over-dependence on technology. “There Will Come Soft Rains” joins a collection of other vignette-like stories about Martian colonization, depopulating settlements, and ecological devastation. “The Martian Chronicles”—the collection in which this story features—speculatively traces a narrative of humanity’s voyage to Mars, stretching from the first rocket launch to a family picnic in the ruins of Martian colonization.