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    Utopia and dystopia: Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Pedestrian” Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Pedestrian” is a dramatic illustration of the dangers of living in a world where contact with nature is deemed so abnormal that even walking alone at night is a crime. The dystopian story revolves around the tale of a man named Leonard Mead‚ living during a time period not so far away from our own‚ in 2053 CE. In the story‚ a robotic police car is so suspicious of Mead’s walking behavior during

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    The Pedestrian This essay will focus on the recent short story we read in class‚ "The Pedestrian" written by author Ray Bradbury. I will aim to examine various areas‚ but mainly the conflict between the individual protagonist‚ Leonard Mead‚ and the antagonist of society in general. Furthermore‚ I will look over various techniques used by the author and refer to aspects such as plot‚ characterisation‚ setting and language. This short story commences with the main character‚ the individual‚ Leonard

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    which a main character is not in harmony with his or her society.  Describe the characters predicament and explain how it helps you understand a deeper theme. A short story in which the main character is not in harmony with society is ‘The Pedestrian’ by Ray Bradbury. The story‚ written in 1950 is set in the future (2053 A.D)‚ it serves as a commentary on an advancing society where technology has taken over and humans have regressed and become dehumanized. It is a thought provoking piece in

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    Society has been influenced by technology countless times. From simple creations such as the wheel and axel to modern computer processors‚ technology has changed everyone’s lives. After World War II and the Great Depression‚ people had more money in their pockets with an itch to spend it on something worthwhile. This worthwhile item was better than the radio‚ and it was called the television. All programs were broadcasted in black and white‚ but as the it gained popularity‚ the next improvement was

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    a crutch. In this short story‚ there aren’t even any policemen‚ and the one car still on patrol is controlled by a robot‚ eliminating any chance for human progression. Humans thrive on challenge‚ as evidenced by the desolate neighborhoods of The Pedestrian and the examples of the failed Soviet Russia‚ it’s obvious that shoving everyone down to the same level isn’t going to work‚ nor is keeping them stalled and uneducated. This story mentions that “there was only one police car left…crime was ebbing

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    The two short stories “The Pedestrian” and the “Flying Machine” both share a common theme which is a society who is dominated by technology leads to lack of individualism. In the story “The Pedestrian‚” it is set in a chill November day in 2053. It is centered around Learned Mead a man who is viewed to have regressive tendencies because of him having the determination to walk at night and not own a viewing screen like everyone else. The viewing screen was a way to distract the public and it enrages

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    Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning A Guide to Best Practices 26 August‚ 2010 by Todd Litman‚ Robin Blair‚ Bill Demopoulos‚ Nils Eddy‚ Anne Fritzel‚ Danelle Laidlaw‚ Heath Maddox‚ Katherine Forster Abstract This guide covers all aspects of pedestrian and bicycle planning. It is intended for policy makers‚ planners and advocates who want the best current information on ways to make their communities better places for walking and cycling. It provides basic information on various planning

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    The Pedestrian The Pedestrian is a short story by Ray Bradbury. The theme of the short story is all about technology in which it deals with the dangers living in a society which is not only reliant on technology‚ but uses technology to control its citizens and to destroy those individuals who dare to exercise freedom of expression. At the start of the short story the writer sets the scene for the reader‚ both in time and place but also by describing the kind of society that exists in the future

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    popular; we are forced to confront it everyday. Ray Bradbury has noticed this trend of people becoming more and more dependent on technology; after all we use the television‚ computers‚ and even automobiles everyday. In the pedestrian Ray Bradbury has used insect images in The Pedestrian that suggests that with the increasing number of people using technology it will trap and destroy us. Bradbury writes "During the day it was a thunderous surge of cars‚ the gas stations open‚ a great insect rustling and

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    wasn’t funny to me. Because of careless people‚ hundreds of pedestrians and bicyclists are injured or sometimes killed by motorists. Some motorists ignore the fact that pedestrians have the right-of-way and bicyclists the right to be on the roads alongside cars. Some people believe that avoiding the rules sometimes is beneficial. Other people believe that avoiding or breaking the law is dangerous or non-beneficial. Motorists‚ and even pedestrians and bicyclists‚ have to come to an agreement to benefit

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