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What if it was a world that was declining towards extinction already? A post-apocalyptic world? Bradbury was able to give readers a glimpse of the kind of future the family lived in and, most importantly, gave away the type of person the mother was, so to speak. Mrs. McClellan’s favorite poem, according to the house:
“Sarah Teasdale. As I recall, your favorite…. “(Bradbury 27) was about nature’s indifference towards the end of mankind: “Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree if mankind perished utterly;” (Bradbury 27). Mankind created technology, and has been using it to aid them in warfare: “And not one will know of the war…” (Bradbury 27). This poem spoke of what had and what would come to pass, and that nature is merely a bystander while man pivot against each other with the very things they created. In an animated Russian adaptation of “August 2026:
There Will Come Soft Rains” directed by Nazim Tulyakhodzayev, the remnants of the house were filled with gas masks, metal interior, and a window that shows a holographic display of green grass with flowers and a blue sky. One can only envision the life humans were dealt …show more content…
Technology itself, however, is not to blame for their termination. The life the family spent together was to be as normal as they were able to make it, without technology’s total influence over them. Mere seconds before their passing, their silhouettes were marked on the wall of what they were doing. There was “a man mowing the lawn” (Bradbury 25), two children playing ball together, and “a woman bent to pick flowers” (Bradbury 25). Technology was in a large part of their lives, but it did not overrun or consume their way of living. Just like any creator, they made these things to serve them; therefore, as their creators they were responsible for how they use them. It is not technology’s fault if it is used for the wrong reasons, because it cannot discern right from wrong. Human’s reliance of technology is becoming much more evident as years go by. It has already become a part of the daily lives of many others, similar to eating and breathing. It may even come to a point where humans cannot live without it or else their world would succumb to disaster. One can blame technology as much as they like, but it will not change the fact that
“Sarah Teasdale. As I recall, your favorite…. “(Bradbury 27) was about nature’s indifference towards the end of mankind: “Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree if mankind perished utterly;” (Bradbury 27). Mankind created technology, and has been using it to aid them in warfare: “And not one will know of the war…” (Bradbury 27). This poem spoke of what had and what would come to pass, and that nature is merely a bystander while man pivot against each other with the very things they created. In an animated Russian adaptation of “August 2026:
There Will Come Soft Rains” directed by Nazim Tulyakhodzayev, the remnants of the house were filled with gas masks, metal interior, and a window that shows a holographic display of green grass with flowers and a blue sky. One can only envision the life humans were dealt …show more content…
Technology itself, however, is not to blame for their termination. The life the family spent together was to be as normal as they were able to make it, without technology’s total influence over them. Mere seconds before their passing, their silhouettes were marked on the wall of what they were doing. There was “a man mowing the lawn” (Bradbury 25), two children playing ball together, and “a woman bent to pick flowers” (Bradbury 25). Technology was in a large part of their lives, but it did not overrun or consume their way of living. Just like any creator, they made these things to serve them; therefore, as their creators they were responsible for how they use them. It is not technology’s fault if it is used for the wrong reasons, because it cannot discern right from wrong. Human’s reliance of technology is becoming much more evident as years go by. It has already become a part of the daily lives of many others, similar to eating and breathing. It may even come to a point where humans cannot live without it or else their world would succumb to disaster. One can blame technology as much as they like, but it will not change the fact that