Question

What were the people in Mead’s neighbourhood doing when he was out walking at night?

Options

• Watching television

• Reading magazines

• Driving to the gas station

• Staring out of their windows

Answer 1

Watching television

Explanation:

In The Pedestrian, the streets are deserted at night because everyone in Leonard Mead’s neighborhood is inside watching television. They had entirely given up the outdoors in favor of virtual entertainment, sitting in their dark, tomb-like houses, attracted by the flickering light of their screens.