The Pedestrian
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
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Revise & Test
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What to Focus On
- Written in 1951 during the early days of television
- Bradbury was concerned about technology replacing human interaction
- The story is a precursor to his famous novel 'Fahrenheit 451'
- Year 2053 - 100 years in the future from when it was written
- City of three million people, but streets are completely empty
- Houses described as 'tomblike' with flickering TV screens
- Leonard Mead: individualist, writer, non-conformist
- Represents human creativity and free thought
- Police car: mechanical authority, surveillance state
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Leonard Mead is arrested because walking at night is illegal in 2053
The police car has a human officer inside who questions Leonard Mead
Leonard Mead is antisocial and strange, which justifies the police intervention
Memory Tips
Leonard Mead's character as a nonconformist writer
The dystopian setting of AD 2053
Main themes of the story
The automated police car with no human officer
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