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Social Trends In The Pedestrian By Ray Bradbury

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In the short story “The Pedestrian”, by Ray Bradbury, the social trends observed by Mr. Mead may cause potential problems like self-isolation and technological advancements in the near future. The year 2053 sounds like an eternity, but it is only 29 years from today, but we might be living in the year 2053 already. Most people nowadays feel comfort in staying inside and isolating themselves. Mr. Mead does not believe in that type of life, he likes going out and connecting with mother nature. His opinion on television and technology will make you think. He describes it as “people sat like the dead, the gray. multicolored lights touching their faces, but never. touching them” (Bradbury 11). In this case, technology is the reason why people like
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