Question

question 6 of 10
how does bradbury create irony in his story \the pedestrian\?

a. mead lives in a house, not an apartment, even though he is single.

b. mead switches from work shoes to tennis shoes for his nightly walk.

c. mead goes to a psychiatric center for participating in an ordinary activity.

d. mead gets chased by dogs even though he tries to avoid them during his walks.

Explanation:

Irony arises when an ordinary act (Mead’s nightly walk, once a normal human activity) is labeled abnormal in the story’s dystopian society, leading to his forced psychiatric evaluation—a reversal of expected norms. This contrast between ordinary behavior and its punitive, pathologized treatment creates the story’s core irony.

Answer:

C. Mead goes to a psychiatric center for participating in an ordinary activity.