The Themes In The Pedestrian Theme

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Comparing the themes of “The Pedestrian” and “There Will Come Soft Rains” The theme of these two short stories was that as technology advances, and we rely on it more, humans will not be needed. An example of this from “The Pedestrian” is when the police car is arresting Leonard Mead. The passage says “He walked like a man suddenly drunk. As he passed the front window of the car he looked in. As he had expected, there was no one in the front seat, no one in the car at all.” Even though there was no body in the car, Leonard still obeyed what he was told to do. This shows that the technology in the world Ray Bradbury created has authority over humans. Another example from “The Pedestrian” is when the police car asks Leonard Mead if

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