ch was a writer and what he was doing out so late at night. The cop figured that there were no writers left and he was out just walking so it became suspicious. It continued to question him and it finally decided to put Mead under arrest. The biggest concern with this world is that the people advanced the technology so far and so fast that the technology took over the people that created it. The technology of the 21st century is heading in that direction. We will make everything so easy for us that we will not need to think for ourselves anymore. The potential we have is unlimited and that is the scary thing. We have the capabilities to create almost anything. In the near future we may not need to drive, we will have computers to do the driving for us. The type of weapons is killing more people than ever before. In the future, if we are involved in a world war again, we will probably have the capabilities to extinguish the human race in seconds. “The street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in mid-country” p.98. This is what we will become, the one-dimensional society in the story. Maybe there will be no need for the weapons but it will be a very dull, boring world and the sad thing about it is that we will not realize how dull and boring it is.The quote at the beginning of the essay could very well happen. As long as we use our technology smartly and positively, we will avoid being the one-dimensional society in The Pedestrian. ...
