The Pedestrian

• what is the theme of the pedestrian? The theme of the pedestrian relates to the future and how technology and humans are changing as time passes by. 
• How does Bradbury get this message across? How do you know? Bradbury uses a lot of detail To get this message across. I know this because of the things he says. He describes a talking car  that pulled him over this shows that the story took place in the future. 
• Describe the tone of the story. The tone of the story is a surprised tone. I believe that because when the guy got pulled over for walking he was surprised that you couldn’t walk down the street anymore just for the fun of it. 
• Why don’t more people walk in 2018? People don’t walk as much in 2018 because most people have cars and they’re too lazy to walk now. 
• What do you think about self driving cars? I think that self driving cars are cool but we don’t need them if they’re going to be malfunctioning. 
• Do you think that technology such as self driving cars screen viewers smart phones and ear buds lead to more freedom/independence isolation or both? I believe that technology leads to isolationism. For example everyday after school I go to my room and just play music all day but I like it because I enjoy being alone and just listening to music. So yes technology does lead to isolationism because if I couldn’t play music then I would be doing something else besides being alone.