-The theme of THE PEDESTRIAN I think Is that the author is trying to show how life might be in the future, one main this is walking, I think the author is showing that everyday there is less and less people walking -The tone in THE PEDESTRIAN is a dark lonely place in the city of Los Angeles with no people walking everyone inside their homes -I think now in 2018 less people walk because there is more options to get to places faster other than walking. Self driving cars can have their good and bad side, but I think it can be more dangerous than cars driven by persons because they can have an electric issue or a problem since they are bearly making and trying theses cars out. -Technically and smartphones lead to both isolation and independence because you isolate your self from communicating with others.