There Will Come Soft Rains | Topics for Discussion
1. Discuss the benefits and risks of nuclear weapons and other forms of potentially destructive technology.
2. The story describes a computer-controlled family residence. How realistic is this idea?
3. Discuss the significance of the family dog arriving home, wounded and muddied, in the story.
4. "There Will Come Soft Rains" reflects a concern, prevalent during the 1950s, that civilization would be destroyed in a nuclear war. How likely do you think this possibility is today? Is this a leading concern among your peers?
5. An anti-communist paranoia gripped...
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