By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
- Recall the setting and events of the story in order.
- Describe Leonard Mead and explain why he is different from the people of his city.
- Explain the comparisons and images Bradbury uses — the graveyard, the hawk, the Arizona desert, the moth.
- Analyse the police car as a symbol and the reasons for Mead's arrest.
- Explain why the story is called dystopian and science fiction, and discuss whether it can be called a horror story.
- Relate the story to today's world of screens and technology.
- Answer ICSE extract-based questions with reference to context and a reasoned personal response.