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Personification In The Pedestrian, By Ray Bradbury

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If everything has its own balance, where is the balance in the people’s addiction to technology? In a city of 3 million and a crime rate of virtually zero, apparently only one police car and one police officer are needed. In the short story,” The Pedestrian”, by Ray Bradbury, there is personification to illustrate the relationship between Leonard Mead and a Police cruiser.

When a man named named Leonard Mead is stopped by this strange officer, he is asked for his name and profession. Mr. Mead states both, but is greeted by, “No profession.” Upon hearing this, he says, “You might say that.” Leonard is asked where he is walking. The officer is caught off guard when he says just to get some air.

There are lots of subtle hints such as personification
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