The setting in Ray Bradbury’s There Will Come Soft Rains is used to help develop the theme by showing that technology has advanced so much that we can place ourselves in jeopardy if we are not careful enough with it. First, the house is showing advanced technology such as the clock that reads out time and memos as it says “Today is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage.” (pg.625). If we are not careful with the memos put, it can jeopardize our privacy. Next, the house shows more technological advancements such as self-defense “The shade snapped up. The bird, startled, flew off! No, not even a bird must touch the house!” (pg.627). This mechanism proves dangerous because if a circuit or the memory were to
