The Pedestrian — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
The Pedestrian revision notes for ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest: 4 topics in quick points. Includes Chapter Overview, Character Sketches.
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Chapter Overview
- The story is set on a November evening in A.D. 2053 in a city of three million people.
- Leonard Mead is the protagonist and the only human character in the story.
- He has been walking at night for ten years and has never met another person walking outside.
Character Sketches
- Leonard Mead is thoughtful, observant, and independent.
- He walks for pleasure, for air, and to see the world around him.
- He is a writer, which shows that he belongs to imagination, thought, and creativity.
Setting and Atmosphere
- The story creates a dark, lonely, and silent atmosphere.
- The houses are described as 'tomblike buildings', which makes the neighbourhood feel like a graveyard.
- The people inside are compared to the dead.
Themes
- Technology and passive entertainment replace human interaction.
- Conformity is valued more than individuality.
- The state controls behaviour through surveillance and suspicion.
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