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| There Will Come Soft Rains," Ray Bradbury 1. List five functions the house performs. 2. What happened to the occupants of the house, and how do you know? 3. Describe the final hours of the house. Interpret 4. Why do you think Bradbury chose to have the house broadcast the poem? 5. Compare the house – both in its normal operations and in its final hours- to a human. 6. Explain the story’s message. 7. What qualities make this story different from others you know that deal with the future? 8. How possible do you think the future described in this story is? The Garden of Stubborn Cats Comprehension 1. What is the “ negative city”? How is it created? 2. Why does Marcovaldo follow the cat? 3. Where does the tabby ultimately lead Marcovaldo, and what does Marcovaldo find there? 4. Describe the situation at the end of the story. Interpret 5. What do the developers represent in this story? 6. Explain why the Marchesa’s supporters believe she is helping the cats and her critics think she is not. 7. What are the opposing forces in this story, and which prevails? Literary Focus Compare and Contrast 8. Compare and contrast the views of Bradbury and Calvino concerning the forces of nature and the works of civilization. "There Will Come Soft Rains," Ray Bradbury "The Garden of Stubborn Cats," Italo Calvino 1. In "There Will Come Soft Rains," what has happened to the occupants of the house? The family has been killed in a nuclear war or accident. The family has been killed in a forest fire. The entire population of Earth has moved to Mars. 2. How does the house in "There Will Come Soft Rains" show technology's "human side"? It thinks, talks, and moves about. It thinks, and "blood" runs through its "veins." It has a "brain," follows a schedule, and tries to save itself in emergencies. 3. What is Bradbury's purpose in the story? The purpose is to put forth clever ideas for future inventions. The purpose is to contrast our trust in technology with our inability to control it. The purpose is to explore the point of view of a machine. 4. Why is the Marchesa's attitude in question in "The Garden of Stubborn Cats"? She offers the developers her land then takes it back. She feeds the cats but also injures them. She preserves an area for the cats but does not get along with them. 5. What happens to the garden by the end of "The Garden of Stubborn Cats"? The city shuts it down and creates a park. The wildlife of the garden hampers the construction effort. The wildlife of the garden takes over the house. |
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