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The Pedestrian By Ray Bradberries Summary

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In Ray Bradberries “The Pedestrian”, he proves that people who are out of the norm are treated differently. For example in “The Pedestrisan” the police officer asks “What are you doing out”(Pedestrin, 100), then Mr. Mead answers “Just walking”(Pedestrian, 100). But the story states “There was a sigh, a pop. The back door of the police car sprang wide. "Get in"(Pedestrian, 100) This is interesting because he was arrested for just walking, even though walking is totally normal. But weirdly in “The Pedestrian” walking is out of the norm. But he was doing nothing wrong, but he still got arrested. But the worst part is Mr.Mead was sent to a mental institution. Evidence from the “The Pedestrian” states when Mr. Mead asked “Where are you taking

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