Ray Bradbury's Short Story 'The Pedestrian'

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Ray Bradbury’s short story "The Pedestrian" has been a significant source of inspiration for my creative piece, "The Perfect Shadow." Bradbury’s narrative explores literary techniques to convey themes of isolation, loneliness, and human connection. I took inspiration from that and tried to incorporate these ideas into my story. The theme of isolation is conveyed by using the literacy devices of characterization and imagery. The use of imagery “upon the centre of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles, and only dry river beds, the streets, for company.” The detailed visual imagery in the pedestrian highlights how much time the character has for deep thought about the way he feels in this empty world. Auditory

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