Technology In Ray Bradbury's Short Story 'The Pedestrian'

While envisioning what the future holds in terms of technological advances one can only anticipate growth and social improvement. The short story “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury signifies how society adapts and changes based on technology. Bradbury envisioned how technological advances could better society; ultimately, eliminating crime rates and having individuals live in a more technologically independent way. In correlation, society has evolved to integrate technology into their daily lives and routines. In specific, Bradbury illustrates that during the daytime the streets are busy with individuals commuting to work in addition to attending daily tasks and responsibilities; however, after the workday is complete society integrates the use of technology by spending more

In addition, society has developed into a more independently technological lifestyle. Bradbury describes how the social norm is on the basis of people being off the street and at home in their houses. To emphasize the standard of this society, Bradbury allocates the point of being indoors by incorporating it into a conversation between a citizen, who is walking amongst the streets, and the last police officer’s patrolling “… there is any air in your house, you have an air conditioner, Mr. Mead,?” as Mr. Mead tries to explain how he is simply out for a walk enjoying fresh air, the officers question why he was out instead of enjoying a viewing screen “And you have a viewing screen in your house to see with?” (2). In general, this society is on the basis that the social norm is to be out of the streets to keep the demolishment of crime and to have individuals living their lives inside with the aid of their air conditioners and viewing screen. Overall, Bradbury successfully demonstrates how society adapts and changes with the use of technology by integrating it into their daily