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
- Ray Bradbury wrote science fiction that often warned against social and technological dangers.
- He was born in Waukegan, Illinois.
- He is best known for Fahrenheit 451.
- Science fiction presents a future setting and imagined social conditions.
- Dystopia is an imagined society where life is oppressive and unhealthy.
- The story warns against blind dependence on technology.
- The setting is a November evening in A.D. 2053.
- The city has three million people.
- The streets are empty and silent.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The police car is a normal human police officer carrying out a routine arrest.
Leonard Mead is arrested for a real crime like theft, violence, or trespassing.
Leonard Mead is a criminal or a dangerous rebel.
Memory Tips
Story genre and tone
Setting in A.D. 2053
Leonard Mead as a lone walker
Ten years of walking with no other walker
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