Use Of Personification In There Will Come Soft Rains

What tools does Bradbury use to create meaning? That is the question on our minds while reading his stories. Bradbury uses many tools to engage the reader into the story. The usage of tools such as personification, imagery, metaphors, and allusions add to his message that he portrays in his multiple stories. The message to be aware of the consequences technology can bring to this world. The first tool that is found readily in Bradbury's stories is personification. In the story, There Will Come Soft Rains, the use of personification is to build up the story due to the lack of characters in the story. In particular, the whole house from There Will Come Soft Rain is personified throughout the story to show off the message that the inhabitants
examples of personification found in There Will Come Soft Rains are, "In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two
His imagery is what captivates the readers as well as allows them to experience the world for themselves. In The Pedestrian, there is one character throughout most of the story until the end when an officer comes in. To make sure the story has interest from the reader he use descriptive language to experience the sadness and loneliness that Leonard Mead experiences. The chilling, and seemingly real descriptions include, “To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through silences." ("The Pedestrian") and, "He put his hand to the door and peered into the back seat, which was a little cell, a little black jail with bars. It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic; it smelled clean and hard and metallic." ("The Pedestrian"). This use allows to take a peek into the brain of Leonard Mead and how he feels about the world as well as how to the world views him. Another major use of imagery is in The Veldt. The main plot point was the nursery and its ability to transform o places. He wants us to see what George and Lydia see when they discover the horror that is the veldt. To capture the terrifying presence of the lion he used this line, “You could feel the prickling fur on your hand, and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty