The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury Summary Set in the year A.D. 2053, Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Pedestrian” presents a haunting vision of a future society where technology dominates life and human interaction has nearly disappeared. The story follows Mr. Leonard Mead, a solitary man who finds peace and pleasure in doing something everyone else has forgotten—taking evening walks through his city’s empty streets. Each night at eight o’clock, Mr. Mead steps out into the misty November evening. The city is eerily silent; the only sounds are the faint rustle of leaves and the soft whisper of his sneakers on the sidewalk. He strolls aimlessly, often pausing at intersections to decide which way to go, but it hardly matters—there’s no one else around. For ten years, he has walked alone without ever meeting another person on foot. The streets are lined with darkened houses that seem more like tombs than homes. Inside, faint flickers of television light pulse from behind curtains, s...