Story is set in distant future

Traffic jams of pedestrians

Ballard utilizes language devices such as irony and symbolism to

(communicate a sense of sorrow about the lacking of space and the
seriousness of the consequence). The use of claustrophobia language is
the most effective manner Ballard choose to reveal the theme of
overpopulation, vividly emphasizing the importance of space and room.

Key words
- Constrain, cramped, narrow, jam, overpopulation, constricted,
confined, trapped, imprisoned, lack of space, lack of
freedom/room/privacy, congested,
- Exhausted, feel of claustrophobic, unpleasant, horrible, dreadful,
suffocation, unbearable, discomfort, distressing

o Look out for better accommodation, wishing to change place

o Demonstrates that rather
o Jam of pedestrian is a representation of dystopian city
o Everything is confined, Ward is not able to move- he feels struggled to
change position and cannot escape form the enormous crowd
o Urge to escape from the confined and cramped cubicle because- in
spite of such gigantic crowds at sport event, people attended them
anyway- getting trapped among the throng is better than staying at
cubicle
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