Question

read the following excerpt from \the pedestrian\ by ray bradbury: mr. leonard mead would pause, cock his head, listen, look, and march on, his feet making no noise on the lumpy walk. for long ago he had wisely changed to sneakers when strolling at night, because the dogs in intermittent squads would parallel his journey with barkings if he wore hard heels, and lights might click on and faces appear and an entire street be startled by the passing of a lone figure, himself, in the early november evening. what message about the role of media is best supported in this excerpt? a. television has isolated people from one another. b. screens in houses have made love and joy obsolete. c. people have become terrified of the outdoors. d. mead has been forced to adapt to societys intolerance.

Explanation:

To determine the answer, analyze each option:

• Option A: The excerpt shows people are indoors (implied by lights clicking on when a lone figure passes), suggesting television (a common indoor media) has isolated people as they don't interact outdoors. This matches the media - role theme.
• Option B: The excerpt has no mention of love and joy, so this is irrelevant.
• Option C: The focus is on media's role, not people's fear of outdoors. This option is off - topic.
• Option D: This is about Mead's adaptation, not the role of media.

Answer:

A. Television has isolated people from one another.