Yet, it always boils down to people just trying to survive another day in the zombie-world, which brings up the question: if the zombies rise from the grave, will it not drag down society's humanity with it? Sure, we're not yet reduced to eating each other's brains like real zombies, but if the fear irradiated by the concept of the zombie is the loss of consciousness to animalistic nature, what separates the characters in The Walking Dead, who are trying only to survive (and end up harming each other in the process) from the zombies? In order to separate ourselves from the zombies, it would be wise for individuals to focus on what makes us human in times of crisis, such as helping others in need or being creative. As I watch people fight over the best holiday deals (such as that Nike store in Washington that got trashed) I often wonder if the living dead already exist within us, in our innate nature to put self above others or aimlessly wander around shopping malls. I suppose I was trying to link the concept of the living dead who aimlessly wander around shopping malls to society today. There was a lot of symbolism in that scene, much of which I have forgotten, but I remember one key thought I had at the time: what defines the living dead? One character suggests that the environment was familiar that the zombies, when they were human, went there every week in life and thus returned in death. As they observe the brainless automatons shuffle about through the stores, the main characters comment about why the zombies chose the mall to reside in. For example, in one of the older zombie movies from the 1970s (I believe it was Dawn of the Dead but I may be wrong) the main characters enter a shopping mall infested with zombies. The mission was to show that the living dead are not only found in the form of brain-eating zombies, but in everyday life. Another part of the class was examining how "zombie culture" affects the world today, and the different ways in which the concept of the living dead could be applied to not only the literal sense of the term, but also how people conduct their lives on a daily basis. In high school, I taught a course on how to survive the zombie apocalypse (I am being completely serious) in which I demonstrated the do's and don'ts of surviving when the dead rise from their graves. I am rapidly running out of things to talk about in our blogs, so I am going to venture into new territory with today's post.
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