In “The Pedestrian,” Ray Bradbury emphasizes how the use of technology takes something away from the lives of people; which is an accurate representation of the society we currently live in. Using metaphors, Bradbury demonstrates how society is taken over by the use of media and technology: “The tombs, ill-lit by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multi-colored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them” (Bradbury). Suggesting that people are like zombies and technology is the reason for that may be a little over the top, but he isn’t wrong either. Bradbury conveys the idea that people are haunted by the use of technology. It isn’t common, but when people unplug is when they get to experience
