An example of this would be when Tessie is okay with the Lottery until her husband is the one who draws the paper with the coal dot. “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, relates to ignorance blinding you by describing how some can be perfectly okay with what happens to others, as long as it doesn’t happen to them. Those living in their homes, glued to their televisions become ignorant to the rapidly changing world around them, as more and more people turn to their TVs, and abandon the outside world.
He is deemed a threat to society as he decides to go out on a walk, rather than stay inside his home and watch TV. Throughout the story, the man is being harassed by a police car, however, there is no one inside the vehicle, only a voice behind a microphone. “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury, relates to both themes as well, as it shows how society has put all of their trust into the essentially non-existent government, and get pulled into their televisions, making them ignorant to the things going on around them.
#The theme of the pedestrian free
This quote shows that Myop was naive in realizing her surrounding, when she stumbles upon a dead man and only realizes it when she needs to free herself from his rotting skull. It was only when she saw his naked grin that she gave a little yelp of surprise” (Walker). “Her heel became lodged in the broken ridge between brow and nose, and she reached down quickly, unafraid, to free herself. Today she made her own path, bouncing this way and that way, vaguely keeping an eye out for snakes” this shows she is placing her trust into the woods as she has been through it many times before, and shows no worry about her surroundings, even for snakes (Walker). “Often, in late autumn, her mother took her to gather nuts among the fallen leaves. Myop, a young girl is described to be running through the woods, something she often does.
The theme of misplaced trust can result in bad things can be found through an example in “The Flowers,” by Alice Walker. Among these short stories, it was noticed that they all share common themes: misplaced trust can cause bad things to happen, and ignorance can often blind you. We read “The Flowers,” by Alice Walker, “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, and “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London, along with a few others. Heading into the final weeks of the semester, we read a few short stories written by various authors.
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