How do people react when they see Mr. Mead walking?
They are startled
Protagonist
Leonard Mead
How many people live in the city?
3 million
Setting
2053 AD in a town of 3 million people; at night on a residential street
What does Mead's profession reveal about his character and his place in society?
Why does the police car respond "No profession"? The person doesn't think that being a writer is a real problem What does Mead's profession reveal about
What does Mr. Leonard Mead most love to do?
To take walks at night
What is Mead's profession?
He is a writer
Theme
technology destroys human thought, individuality, ingenuity; sometimes people conform and then judge others who do not
Where is Mead going to be brought? Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies What crime did Mead commit?
Where is Mead going to be brought? Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies What crime did Mead commit? He didn't commit a crime, but wa
What does Mead realize about the car? There is no one in it; it is talking Where is Mead going to be brought?
Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies
What is the irony?
Mead finds out there is no one in the police car (it talks); when the police car is able to locate the one man walking in a large town
Why did Mr. Leonard Mead change to sneakers?
Because the dogs would bark if he wore "hard heels" and people would notice him
How many years has Mead been walking as he does?
10
What does Mead's profession reveal about his character and his place in society? He is creative and imaginative but is not recognized in society because no one reads anymore What does Mead realize about the car?
There is nobody inside it. And the car talks.
How many police cars are there?
1
What is Mead's attitude toward the shows on television?
He dislikes it. He finds it damaging and useless and mocks people who watch it
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.