Isolation caused by technology “With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, there are very few places where a person can connect” expresses Mireille Guiliano. In the short story The Pedestrian written by Ray Bradbury, the main character Leonard Mead is lonely, because all of the other townspeople do not interact with society. Technology has caused isolation within this world, most of the technology should be gotten rid of. Throughout the story, there are many examples of technology induced isolation, which leads to a lack of individualism.
When technology becomes too apparent in society, people become isolated from each other. Leonard’s daily routine is to go on a walk during the night. “Mr. Leonard Mead was a lone figure walking in the street.” (174). Often during his walks he reminisces about how he used to see other people out walking or interacting with others, because he never sees other humans outside. Too much technology in the story has led to people not wanting interact with other human beings. Likewise, life on Earth is going in the in the same direction. People who become addicted to their devices become isolated. They do not want to go out and interact with people. Since it is easier to text others, members of society stay home. In
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Within the story, a robotic police car stopped Leonard, and asked him what his name and profession is. When he replied “Leonard Mead, writer” (175), the robotic car refused to believe that he was a writer. Since the technically advanced community that he lived in, newspapers and books were non-existent, so being a writer is outdated. The car orders him to get inside of the car. While the car is driving, he asks “Where are we going?”. The response was “To the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.“(176). When individualism becomes frowned upon, people who beat to a different drum, become