Ray Bradbury’s idea of the house of the future.

From Smart House to a Deadworld these two stories paint a picture of the two feasible futures as seen by prolific author Ray Bradbury. The juxtaposition between object advancement with a story of complete destruction highlights the two fears of our future. The Veldt’s take on a paranoid scientific future that shows an obsession with technological advancement. Compared to a now desolate and lifeless world where the only voice that would ring outcomes from a machine that has outlived its owners. “The Happylife Home" addiction leads to the death of concerned parents. These two future homes reflect the fears of a generation on what could happen. In a moment of openness, I think There Will Come Soft Rains is the best of these two stories; it accomplishes so much emotion in so few lines, it’s really moving to watch the end of the world from the perspective of one of the best American authors in the 20th century.