Let Me Walk You Through the Pedestrian
Ray Bradbury was a witty man, so much so that instead of simply replying "walking" to a police officer who asked what he was doing, he replied with "putting one foot in front of the other." This isn't ideal for someone to reply to someone else, especially if they're an authority figure, but Ray Bradbury was just that type of person- which in turn effected his writing. Bradbury wrote "The Pedestrian" because of that situation, he felt so many emotions towards the police officers that questioned him for doing such a simple and innocent action, but he knew better than force his outcries to authority- so he wrote about it instead. Through the use of plot, tone, and character, Ray Bradbury expresses how he felt at the moment and after possibly being seen as a criminal for such a guiltless act.
"The Pedestrian" stars Leonard Mead walking around his city, with no desire to commit crimes or disturb the undisturbed, he views the people as if they're zombies in 2053 with blaring colors displayed on their TVs slowly taking over their attention during the late hours of the night. A police car sees this behavior as strange, it stops Leonard from walking any farther and forces him to explain what he's doing, why he's doing it, and if there is anyone to corroborate his story. The complexity of the plot shows how Ray Bradbury felt for being stopped by the police himself, there was absolutely no reason for him to be questioned because of simply going for a walk. The plot consists of a man viewed as strange for something innocent and because of this he becomes suspicious, this goes to prove that Bradbury meant to provoke confusion in his audience, furthermore he wrote this story to make the audience feel what he felt.
Leonard Mead's tone reflects Bradbury's tone, both contributing their humor to lighten up the mood of the tension that the police has given. The police asks Mead if he's married so that his spouse can corroborate to his story, Mead says that he isn't married and adds "nobody wanted me." Mead's humor matches Bradbury's response of "putting one foot in front of the other," both shedding some light and personality to their responses. This tone helps show that Bradbury wasn't always a simple man, he leaned towards stating the obvious in humorous ways. Bradbury's situation contributed to the story because it allowed him to add true and real emotions that he felt in order to make the story believable in the eyes of those who thrive for realistic experiences. Bradbury added rawness to his short story through the tone that he gave to the protagonist, this was showed in many ways through characteristics.
Leonard Mead is a simple and humorous man with a sharp tongue for explainable things. Mead walks every night, no reason other than for a simple breath of fresh air and just to walk, not one person has seen this behavior as strange or out of place because most everyone is stuck in their dim houses under the dim streetlights of their dim city, but Leonard Mead isn't like that. Mead's characteristics are able to show to the audience that what he feels is real. Simply put short, Leonard Mead is lonely, he takes this loneliness and cleanses it through his night walks. Clear characteristics like these help elaborate on how humane and true Bradbury's short story is, and not just because he himself experienced it. Just the idea of Bradbury adding his own characteristics into his protagonist contributes to the whole idea of the story, he explains detail by detail on how simple the character's emotions are conveyed. Bradbury contributed to the story through his own experience, because everything was based off of him and his own situation, he just changed the name of the character and placed it during a different time period. Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" is not just a story, but his story, he is able to support this through the characteristics that he provides.
Ray Bradbury contributed everything from his emotions to his own humor into the short story "The Pedestrian." Quite possibly the whole purpose of the book was just for him to express to his audience what he felt, he let his mind run wild. Through the protagonist, Leonard Mead, Bradbury reveals his own experience with authority, most of what was written was not made up, the entire plot was based on what Bradbury had to deal with on the night he was stopped by the police. He wrote this story to heal and get rid of his opinions and frustration to show his audience just how something so innocent can cause someone to become suspicious. Through the appropriate use of plot, tone, and characteristics, Ray Bradbury was able to create a short story, based on his own true story.
"The Pedestrian" stars Leonard Mead walking around his city, with no desire to commit crimes or disturb the undisturbed, he views the people as if they're zombies in 2053 with blaring colors displayed on their TVs slowly taking over their attention during the late hours of the night. A police car sees this behavior as strange, it stops Leonard from walking any farther and forces him to explain what he's doing, why he's doing it, and if there is anyone to corroborate his story. The complexity of the plot shows how Ray Bradbury felt for being stopped by the police himself, there was absolutely no reason for him to be questioned because of simply going for a walk. The plot consists of a man viewed as strange for something innocent and because of this he becomes suspicious, this goes to prove that Bradbury meant to provoke confusion in his audience, furthermore he wrote this story to make the audience feel what he felt.
Leonard Mead's tone reflects Bradbury's tone, both contributing their humor to lighten up the mood of the tension that the police has given. The police asks Mead if he's married so that his spouse can corroborate to his story, Mead says that he isn't married and adds "nobody wanted me." Mead's humor matches Bradbury's response of "putting one foot in front of the other," both shedding some light and personality to their responses. This tone helps show that Bradbury wasn't always a simple man, he leaned towards stating the obvious in humorous ways. Bradbury's situation contributed to the story because it allowed him to add true and real emotions that he felt in order to make the story believable in the eyes of those who thrive for realistic experiences. Bradbury added rawness to his short story through the tone that he gave to the protagonist, this was showed in many ways through characteristics.
Leonard Mead is a simple and humorous man with a sharp tongue for explainable things. Mead walks every night, no reason other than for a simple breath of fresh air and just to walk, not one person has seen this behavior as strange or out of place because most everyone is stuck in their dim houses under the dim streetlights of their dim city, but Leonard Mead isn't like that. Mead's characteristics are able to show to the audience that what he feels is real. Simply put short, Leonard Mead is lonely, he takes this loneliness and cleanses it through his night walks. Clear characteristics like these help elaborate on how humane and true Bradbury's short story is, and not just because he himself experienced it. Just the idea of Bradbury adding his own characteristics into his protagonist contributes to the whole idea of the story, he explains detail by detail on how simple the character's emotions are conveyed. Bradbury contributed to the story through his own experience, because everything was based off of him and his own situation, he just changed the name of the character and placed it during a different time period. Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" is not just a story, but his story, he is able to support this through the characteristics that he provides.
Ray Bradbury contributed everything from his emotions to his own humor into the short story "The Pedestrian." Quite possibly the whole purpose of the book was just for him to express to his audience what he felt, he let his mind run wild. Through the protagonist, Leonard Mead, Bradbury reveals his own experience with authority, most of what was written was not made up, the entire plot was based on what Bradbury had to deal with on the night he was stopped by the police. He wrote this story to heal and get rid of his opinions and frustration to show his audience just how something so innocent can cause someone to become suspicious. Through the appropriate use of plot, tone, and characteristics, Ray Bradbury was able to create a short story, based on his own true story.
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