The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian This essay will focus on the recent short story we read in class, "The Pedestrian" written by author Ray Bradbury. I will aim to examine various areas, but mainly the conflict between the individual protagonist, Leonard Mead, and the antagonist of society in general. Furthermore, I will look over various techniques used by the author and refer to aspects such as plot, characterisation, setting and language. This short story commences with the main …

…dramatically. The author makes immense use of various techniques such as similes, metaphors and repetition to address a point to the audience, the readers. Personally, I feel the message which Ray Bradbury tries to direct towards the reader is simply a warning that if society continues the way it is going, the results protrayed in this story could soon become reality. Therefore, Ray Bradbury tries to encourage the reader to change their way of life.