Purpose of "The Pedestrian"

In the story the pedestrian it was telling us how the future might end up like. The story was telling us how people were sitting in their house watching television. While he was the only person walking around just getting fresh air and just sigh seeing at 8:00pm to midnight. It was also saying how there was only one police car wondering the streets for crime. In there that alone saying that there is going to be less crime do to T.V. During the day the streets would be full with cars driving and people out and about, but at knight people are at home and the streets are empty. So far, what he had predicted is starting to become true and it is not even 2053.