The Pedestrian Ray Bradbury Summary

When we take a look at technology, we only focused on its advantages, but does anyone look at its disadvantages? Ray Bradbury an American author, wrote his short stories and novels portraying the idea that we will let technology consume our minds. “The Pedestrian “ written by Bradbury, was a short story about a man named Leonard Mead. His character is categorized as unusual. The story sets time in 2053 where everybody’s attention is wired to the television. The story starts with Leonard taking a stroll through his neighborhood, as time passed by he gets arrested and taken to a psychiatric center because walking is considered rare and bizarre activity. Bradbury shows us that we let technology become so attached, that we let normal activities become strange. Technology has become beneficial to us, but as it becomes more advanced it brings along a downside. As a society, we enhance the positive side of technology, but …show more content…
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