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Analytical Paragraph For 'The Pedestrian' By Ray Bradbury

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Analytical Paragraph for “The Pedestrian” In “The Pedestrian” (1951) by Ray Bradbury, Mr. Leonard Mead walks around the town every night for years, until this one night, when he’s stopped by a police drone for suspicious behavior. It was suspicious since no one walks anymore due to the obsession the public has with technology. Bradbury wants the reader to learn that the more consumed you are in technology, the more distant you may become for real life. The increased use of technology made walking considered walking a “[r]egressive [t]endanc[y]” or something that was considered old-school (Bradbury #2). As Mr. Mead walks along the street, he starts to mock the one of the houses by asking if he hears a “murmur of laughter” (Bradbury #1). Bradbury

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