The short story The Pedestrian is an intriguing story that takes place in the future. This story suggests that if the world continues to progress as it does now, then we will become nothing more than human beings who do nothing with our lives. It shows how people isolate themselves from others and start to stop caring about others. Is this really a possibility in the future? In this story there is a man named Mr. Mead who doesn't necessarily do the same as everyone else. In this future-based story, there is a curfew for everyone after which they are supposed to start watching TV. Mr. Mead doesn't like this, so every night he goes out and walks around town looking in houses. One night a police car sees him and stops him. The car, without a human driver, begins to question hello...