Outsiders in The Flying Machine, The Pedestrian, and I See You Never

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Outsiders in The Flying Machine, The Pedestrian, and I See You Never

The Flying Machine, in this the ousider is the Inventor. He is classed

as an outsider because he is seen to be a threat.(outisde accepted

behaviour).

The Pedestrian, in this the outsider is Mr Leonard Mead he is classed

as an outsider because he walks the street on a night, which is seen

to be outside the norm of society.

I See You Never, in this the outside is Mr Ramirez he is an outsider

because he is an immigrant and his visa ran out long ago. (Outside the

Law).

The theme of these stories seems to be the society against the

individual and these individuals as lonely people especially Mr

Leonard Mead in the Pedestrian as he is seen in the story as walking

around at night talking to houses and things.

Do I sympathise with the outsiders?

I do sympathise with two of the outsiders and these are Mr Leonard

Mead and The Inventor. I sympathise with these because they really

haven't done anything seriously wrong. I think that the Inventor

shouldn't have been executed for something so little. He was really

just following his dreams of inventing. And I sympathise with Mr

Leonard Mead because he seems to be a social but lonely man enjoying a

walk out in the evening. I can't see how this can be a reason for him

to be arrested. It seems that in the Pedestrian if you all didn't act

the same and have the same things you were an outsider anyway.

Personally, I don't sympathise with Mr Ramirez because he is illegally

in the country and his visa ran out so really he is an outsider in

this country.

Mr Ramirez broke the law. He overstayed his time limit and took up

permanent living. We are told 'He only had a permanent visa'.

There are too many immigrants that are allowed in this we don't need

any more that aren't.

'He only had a temporary visa'

All these Outsiders have a lot in common as they are all victims and

are being punished for doing nothing in the stories this is clear that

they haven't done anything serious.

What do the stories have in common?

The stories have a lot in common as they all are based around people

that are not the same as everyone else. Each story has an outsider,

someone who is different in the different societies. All the outsiders

are punished in every story some for hardly anything and others for

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