![]() Very similar messages about the rising use of technology are shared in the story “There will come soft rains”. The climax is Leonard Mead’s arrest by the police officer and when Leonard will be taken away to be studied to find out what is wrong with him and here appears the conflict “Man versus society” and “Man versus technology”. The story consists of three parts: introduction, climax and denouement. It depicts the downfall of mankind by technology’s takeover of society (ex: police car with no driver or man in it) and at the same time it suggests that if the world continues the progress that it is now then we will become no more than humans who are doing nothing with our lives. Mead to a psychiatric hospital.Īs the story is set in the near future, in the year 2053, I would say the theme explored in the text is the possible consequences of a society dependant on technology and what technology will inevitably become. He was asked to get in the police car, where there were no people at all. One evening he was stopped by a police car, and was asked about the reason for such walk. He enjoyed his loneliness during his so called journeys. Bradbury compares the new surrounding in the story with the ones of todays by adding a detailed description of the surrounding, 'firefly light appeared in flickers behind the window'.The science fiction story “The Pedestrian”, written by Ray Bradbury, follows the story of a writer named Leonard Mead who walks alone every night on the sidewalk, simply for the pure pleasure of it. ![]() The Pedestrian is presented in a normal society at night time, when the youth of the area would usually be active. By providing this is the short story, Bradbury demonstrates that technology in the future will be available to do as the want, when they want.īradbury portrays his attitude and values through the story also by the use of setting. Bradbury presents the police car as being semi-human in the way that it can move freely around and speak and communicate as freely as a human can. Another character featured in the short story is the police car provided with personification. Bradbury characterises the main character, Mr Leonard Mead, to be displayed as an abnormal person, in the fact that he does what a normal person would do in today's society, allowing the readers to compare the two personalities with each other. The Pedestrian contain very little character showing to the readers how technology is turning people into zombie like creatures. Bradbury writes the short story using characterisation, setting and symbolism to aid his attitude in displaying the way technology has changed society and the social life of the society.īradbury uses characterisation in the short story displaying to the readers, future peoples personality and their character. The short story 'The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury creates a futuristic view displaying the negative way technology has taken over the society in the year 2052 A.D. As the future approaches the technology is rapidly increasing allowing people to achieve more activities in short amount of time. Technological activities create a faster means of getting a job done with ease. ![]() Technology is on of the most reliable resources available to man kind. ![]()
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