Comparing Delirium And There Will Come Soft Rains

Many stories share similar messages, some more than others. “There Will Come Soft Rains” and Delirium are an example of that. Both stories are extremely different but both contain a similar theme. Reading both the short story and the novel, it’s very hard to connect the two, but both regard the same topic. In Delirium, the plot focuses around an imperfect society. Everyone believes love is a disease and they’ve obtained a cure to keep from falling in love. Although people are terrified of the procedure, they go along with it, and ultimately, get their futures planned for them. Many people disagreed with society, however, and were titled “sympathizers”. In the past, people had run away from the restricted town and hid in what everyone called The Wilds. These people were titled as Invalids. After years of routine, people began to believe the government and thought love was a disease, thus causing society to become stricter. There were home …show more content…
Houses begin to run by themselves and everything is mechanical. Although outside may be dangerous and, as said in the story, radioactive, people are stuck on a strict day to day routine that seems to repeat itself. Many errors are described such as the house catching fire, the stove making breakfast at a psychopathic rate, and a voice reading poetry when not asked. Even though the home and machinery was seen to be perfect, it had mistakes and flaws just like real people. At the end of the story, a voice repeated the date multiple times. This also occurred in the very beginning but at the end, it was after the house burnt down. The occurrence shows that even when tragic things happened, the society kept going on with their schedule, completely disregarding anything bad that may have happened within the prior hours. The short story signifies that we shouldn’t live on technology and also that society is flawed no matter