Read this passage from "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury:

Mr. Leonard Mead would pause, his head, listen, look, and march on, his feet making no noise on the lumpy walk For long ago he had wisely changed to sneakers when strolling at night, because the dogs in intermittent squads would parallel his journey with barkings if he wore hard heels, and lights might click on and faces appear and an entire street be startled by the passing of a lone figure, himself, in the early November evening.

Which sentence best describes the overall impact of the setting?

A. The absence of people suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

B. The pavement is choked by weeds, which suggests that sidewalks are no longer used.

C. The barking dogs are compared to squads, which is personification.

D. The man's wearing of sneakers instead of hard heels suggests that he is cautious.

(A. The a sense of people suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.)​