“The Pedestrian”

Short answer questions:

1.	Leonard Mead is the main character, or protagonist. What is he doing as the story begins?

2.	As Leonard is doing this, what are most other people in his city doing?

3.	How big is Leonard’s city?

4.	Why does Leonard get stopped by the police?

5.	“Regressive” means to return to an earlier time. Why do the police take Leonard to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies?

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In telling the story of “The Pedestrian,” Ray Bradbury, the author, is making a comment on our society. What is Bradbury’s message to our society? What details in the story lead you to this conclusion?