The voice from the police-car notes: "No profession" in response to the Mead's statement that he is a writer. What does this particular comment...

Because the society in “The Pedestrian” is so obsessed and enthralled with television and the 100’s of channels that are beamed to them each day, there is no need for things like books and magazines for enjoyment.  Everything is given to the society’s citizens through television, and they sit around in their “tomb-like” dark houses just mere shadows of themselves.   Therefore, Mr. Mead is out of a job and doesn’t have a viable profession in...

Because the society in “The Pedestrian” is so obsessed and enthralled with television and the 100’s of channels that are beamed to them each day, there is no need for things like books and magazines for enjoyment.  Everything is given to the society’s citizens through television, and they sit around in their “tomb-like” dark houses just mere shadows of themselves.   Therefore, Mr. Mead is out of a job and doesn’t have a viable profession in this technologically advanced culture.  This is probably why Mr. Mead takes his nightly walks—he needs something to do.  Leonard Mead is a symbol of the past when people enjoyed reading and getting out in nature.  Bradbury has effectively shown how technology has taken over our lives and has caused the decline in learning and knowledge through Meade’s outdated profession of writing for a living.