The family that lived before the nuclear fallout in There Will Come Soft Rains strike me as a somewhat higher-class family back in the days of humanity. Considering the house had a large attic, an arsenal of robotic cleaning rodents, a large lawn fitted with a sprinkler system, and the fact it's structure was the only one in the area that seemed to hold up in the nuclear explosion.
This unknown family consisted of 5 nameless occupants of the robotic house; The mother and father, son and daughter, and one dog who managed to last longer than the human residents. (Although, it couldn't have been too much longer than the humans seeing how scarce food/water would be with all the radiation about Allendale.) These people were quite social, working 8 to 2:30 in the evening to come home to a house that had martinis and egg salad sandwiches laid out for a party of card-playing guests. It isn't known if they did this everyday, although they seemed to be quite wealthy, although the day of the fire was August 4, which could've been a special gathering for Mr. Featherstone's birthday or Tilita's marriage.
Once the party had died down and guests returned to their own robotic homes, the adults of the house would take a nice bath and retreat to the study. Here they'd enjoy a nice lit cigar (in my mind I stereotypically assume only rich people smoke these.) while they relaxed and settled down for the night. Last, while their beds were warming up to prep them for the cool night, they'd take a nice listen to some of their favorite poetry.
Due to these attributes of the house; the study, the poetry readings, the smoking of cigars, the martinis and card tables for the patio parties, the upper hall Picasso and Matisse paintings, etc. etc.; these people were probably very very well off financially. Sadly, mankind had to be wiped out before I could ever see myself living in one of these houses. Imagine never making breakfast, or any meal for that matter ever again!
Nice insights into this family - yes, the were probably well-educated upper-middle class.
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