Theme Of 'The Pedestrian And The Fun They Had'

In the short stories “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury and “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov, the theme demonstrated is that advanced technology can make social interaction less important. In “The Pedestrian” the protagonist Leonard Mead enjoys going for walks, while everyone else is occupied with their technology. “In the ten years of walking by night or day, for thousands of miles, [Leonard] had never met another person walking, not one in all that time.” Nobody feels the need to leave their house. Leonard was stopped by a police car, and was taken to “The Psychiatric Centre for Research on Regressive Tendencies” because it had become so odd to see someone outside their house. In the story “The Fun They Had”, Margie’s friend Tommy finds