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Summary Of The Pedestrian By Ray Bradbury
Future of Humankind Ray Bradbury illustrates Society in 2053 A.D throughout his short story “The Pedestrian” as dead body’s isolated and lifeless in tomb house’s; ultimately, being controlled by technology. Although Mr. Leonard Mead is only going for a stroll at night: Bradbury describes the neighbours peering from behind their windows as alarmed to see someone outside, “...and lights might click on and faces appear and an entire street is startled by the passing of a lone figure...” (Bradbury 1). Bradbury makes it seem like it is not normal for anyone to leave their house at night, implying the isolation of society to the world around them. It is also indicated that Mr. Mead was getting interrogated by a cop car rather than another human,
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