"The Pedestrian,” "The Cold Equations," "By the Waters of Babylon," and “Harrison Bergeron” are all examples of stories where the focus is on a main character, and the main character is the narrator. For example, in “The Pedestrian”, Mr. Mead describes his walk around the vacant city from his point of view. However, in “The Sound of Thunder” and "There Will Come Soft Rains", the focus in more on the setting than on a specific character. In many of the stories, the characters reflect the flaws and/or strengths in their worlds. For example, in “The Cold Equations”, Barton thinks deeply about killing Marilyn because he sees there is a flaw in the system of handling stowaways. This is clear when he says “It’s different here; it’s not like back
