The short story “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury, and the film have many similarities between the two accounts. The main plot of both stories involve Mead taking his routinely night walk. In the short story he is taking his walk by himself before he is pulled over by a robocop (Bradbury 49). This is important because it is the main conflict of both stories. In the films story’s Mead was also taken away for going on a walk, an action that was once done in the past. He was also taken to a physiological ward, in both stories for his regressive tendencies (Alin Bollinger). He was brought to that place because he was not a tool of his own tools. These instances show importance because it interferes with Mead's walk and, it's how the story is resolved.