The Pedestrian Questions – Flashcards
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Setting
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2053 AD in a town of 3 million people; at night on a residential street
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Protagonist
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Mr. Leonard Mead
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Situational Irony
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Mead finds out there is no one in the police car (it talks); when the police car is able to locate the one man walking in a large town
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Theme
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technology destroys human thought, individuality, inginuity; sometimes people conform and then judge others who do not
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What does Mr. Leonard Mead most love to do?
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To take walks at night
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Why did Mr. Leonard Mead change to sneakers?
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Because the dogs would bark if he wore "hard heels" and people would notice him
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How do people react when they see Mr. Mead walking?
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They are startled
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Who does Mead ask, "What's up on channel 4, channel 7, channel 9?"
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to the houses on the street
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What is Mead's attitude toward the shows on television?
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He dislikes it. He finds it damaging and useless and mocks people who watch it
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How many years has Mead been walking as he does?
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Ten
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How many people live in the city?
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3 million
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How many police cars are there?
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one
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Where was Mead on his way to when he was stopped by the police car?
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No where, he was just walking
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What is Mead's profession?
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a writer
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Why does the police car respond "No profession"?
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The person doesn't think that being a writer is a real problem
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What does Mead's profession reveal about his character and his place in society?
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He is creative and imaginative but is not recognized in society because no one reads anymore
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What does Mead realize about the car?
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There is no one in it; it is talking
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Where is Mead going to be brought?
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Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies
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What crime did Mead commit?
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He didn't commit a crime, but was exhibiting wierd behavior by walking outside at night
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What commentary does Bradbury make about television's role in society through this story?
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Bradbury is saying that television negatively affects society and turns into a dull, non-individual society
