Compare And Contrast Wall-E And There Will Come Soft Rains

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The story “ There Will Come Soft Rains “ by Ray Bradbury has a similar connection to Pixar’s animation piece “ Wall-E “ with both narratives heavy influence on technology. Bradbury’s piece uses the idea of technology as an illusion of humanity’s need for its everyday help and benefits . In the movie “ Wall- E “ the narrative uses the idea of the devolution of humanity through technology which creates a terrible apocalyptic world. Both movies share similar elements such as a terrible apocalyptic world because of humanity , technology becomes superior once humanity are useless, and machines obsession with an orderly process. Elements that are different between both pieces are the rise of humanity once again in “ Wall-e”

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