The natural world does not take care of the house like humans did and there is nothing the house can accomplish there. “It was raining outside.” (Bradbury 1)This rain suggests the sadness and darkness that has fallen on the house due to the loss of its “gods”. This happened at eight o'clock, and when ten o'clock came "The sun came out from behind the rain." The sun represents the shedding of light on the dark world and the production of new information. It is here in the story that we learn that the family is actually dead and not simply on their way. "The gentle rain from the sprinklers filled the garden with falling light." This falling light symbolizes the end of an era not only of humans, but also the end of the life of this house. This phrase, along with Sara Teasdale's poem later in the story, foreshadows the final outcome of this story; the death of everything created by man