The robotic structure of the reading reveals that technology is the controller of the house. For example, almost every paragraph begins with a time frame, such as “Eight-one, tick-tock” or “Nine-fifteen, sang the clock” (Bradbury). The author emphasizes structure throughout the entirety of the passage to create organization. The organization further portrays the robotic-like nature of the household, because the arrangement of the reading is highly similar to a perfect schedule created by a robot. Moreover, the composition of time frames contributes to the theme of the replacement of humanity with machinery, because the household is performing everything on time, which is rare for humans to do, since humans make mistakes. At one point of the
