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The Nursery

This room in the house uses technology to transform itself into an African savanna every day at four-thirty.

The House

This object is in one sense the setting and in another sense the protagonist of "There Will Come Soft Rains."

The Paintings

These objects inside the house represent human culture and its accomplishments.

The Clock

This object both marks time and alludes to time steadily marching toward the end of human existence.

August 4 and 5

These days are significant because they are the days leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima.

The Rain

This ordinarily symbolizes redemption and rebirth, but in "There Will Come Soft Rains" it is used ironically.

The Silhouettes

These objects are burned into the side of the house and imply a horrible death for the family that once lived there.

Fire

This is what eventually destroys the house in "There Will Come Soft...

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