Class Copy.
Directions: Answer these questions to the best of your ability on a separate sheet
of paper.
Comprehension
1. The author contrasts the streets in the day to the
streets at night. What is Bradbury
trying to emphasize?
2. The text says that in ten years Mead has never met
another person walking. What does this
suggest about the setting of the story?
3. Why does Mead talk to the houses? What do you think Ray Bradbury is trying to
emphasize about the environment?
4. Why does Mead wear sneakers?
5. What is strange with the way that Leonard Mead passes his
time?
6. What is the setting of the story?
7. What happens that takes Mead by surprise?
8. The text says that there is only one police car. What does this suggest about the city that
Mead lives in?
9. When Mead says that he is a writer the voice responds by
saying, “No profession.” What can you
infer about the culture of the city?
10. The voice is shocked that Mead does not have a viewing
screen. What does this tell you about
the people in the city?
11. The car is taking Mead to a psychiatric center simply
for walking. What can you infer about
the culture of the time?
Analysis
1. How does Ray Bradbury use setting to emphasize the
message of the story?
2. What is the mood of the story?
3. What is the theme of the story? What do you suppose
Bradbury is trying to communicate about human “advancement?”
Extended Response
As the world becomes
more urban people seem to be more and more preoccupied with the business of
life. Ray Bradbury uses setting to make
a point about the growing impersonal nature of society. In “The Pedestrian,” the protagonist is
tagged as insane simply for going out to take a walk. Even the police car that stops him is
unmanned. Do you agree that the world is
growing too impersonal? Why or why
not? Use specific examples to support
your answer.
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