Question:
What is the setting of the story in "The Pedestrian"?
A. The 1950s
B. The year 2053
C. Present day
D. 1,000 years in the future
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What is the setting of the story in "The Pedestrian"?
A. The 1950s
B. The year 2053
C. Present day
D. 1,000 years in the future
Answer:
The correct answer is B: the year 2053.
Explanation:
The Pedestrian is a short story by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), published in 1951. The setting of the story is a vacant city in 2053 where we meet Leonard Mead, a citizen who is walking through the city completely alone, as people stopped going out and leaving their homes because they are too distracted by technology.