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How is Asimov's "Nightfall" and Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" symbolic of end of the world stories?

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End of the world themes are briefly examined in terms of Asimov's "Nightfall" and Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains."

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First, I feel like "Nightfall" definitely exemplifies this theme as it expresses how the aliens go insane when the eclipse blocks the last of their six suns, causing them to experience darkness. These implications suggest an end of their world and overall existence. To ...

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