ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of control is shown in The Pedestrian?
A
Corporate Control
B
Bureaucratic Control
C
Technological Control
D
Philosophical/Religious Control
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ray Bradbury’s novel demonstrates the theme that technology can destroy a society by the removal of humanity, and thus creating a dystopian society with conformity, limited worldview, desensitisation, and a lack of communication.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bradbury in “The Pedestrian” uses personification, simile, and imagery to develop the mood of loneliness so that the reader can see the dark world the character is living in. Ray Bradbury uses personification to develop the mood of the world the character is living in.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pedestrian Dystopian Analysis The society in this story has been taken over by technology, instead of people taking night strolls or walking their dogs; they would rather stay home and occupy themselves with something that involves watching a “viewing screen”.

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