The Pedestrian Analysis Questions
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What ideas of a futuristic world are prevalent in the short story?
How are these ideas a reflection of Bradbury’s context?
Describe the emotions felt by the main persona.
What could the binaries of light and dark symbolise in the text?
How is the simple act of walking at night incongruous within the dystopian text?
Visceral and auditory imagery are used heavily throughout the text. Provide an example and explain
its effect on the reader.
7. In what ways does the elliptical sentence structure evoke visceral imagery of the chilly November
night?
8. How has Bradbury used the structure of the text to create meaning?
9. How has ‘The Pedestrian’ been constructed to shape meaning and present social concerns in a
powerful and precise way? Your response should be TWO STEETEEL paragraphs.
TEE Table Task:
“How has the composer of ‘The Pedestrian’ used language to effectively describe their dystopian vision of
the future and evoke emotion in the reader?”
Technique
Example
Effect