Comparing The Pedestrian And The Whole Town's Sleeping

In the short stories “The Pedestrian” and “The Whole Towns Sleeping” by Ray Bradbury the idea of conformity is shown with the usage of characterisation in the short story “The Whole Town’s sleeping” with the characterisation of Lavinia Nebss. Similarly in the short story “The Pedestrian” the usage of imagery is portrayed through the description of the deserted town and the enslavement of people due to the introduction of television to present the idea of conformity.
In the short story “The whole town’s sleeping” Bradbury’s usage of characterisation of Lavinia Nebbs to evaluate the idea of conformity and how she is seen to be childlike due to her actions. Throughout the short story the characterisation of Lavinia Nebbs is treated like a child by the male characters. “You want an escort, ladies” asked by a policeman as well as Tom Dillon jumping out from a tree shouting “got you” and the druggist rustling “a few more mints” in Lavinia Nebbs’ bag shows how the men treat Lavinia Nebbs like a child due to her being an “old maid” and unmarried. Bradbury reinforces the family values within the short story with conjunction to the characterisation of Lavinia Nebbs being treated like a child due to her
In the short story “the whole town’s sleeping” the idea of conformity is best evaluated through the characterisation of Lavinia Nebbs. The demands “I’d better see you home” and “if you need help give a yell” shows to the reader that Lavinia Nebbs was characterised in a way in which she cannot take care of herself. Due to her not committing to the conformity for being and “old maid” and seen as different for not being married with the absence of a male figure places her in a higher level of caution and is viewed to be in a powerless position in comparison to the male characters in the short