humanity has persevered, leaving the question of “what could have been?” to those with imagination. In fact, one of the most popular imaginings is the Mad Max franchise, a series that focuses on the collapse of society in the face of resource shortages. The series has been around since the original “Mad Max” was released in 1979, and the most recent, Mad Max: Fury Road, illustrates elements from several schools of literary criticism. These criticisms play a major role in the Fury Road story, and obviously…

I chose to read World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War. I was looking forward to reading this book because I enjoy science fiction book because it’s more interesting then books that are just normal books. One thing I liked about this was the plot. I enjoy that it was written to show how humans would behave if this was actually to happen. I have mixed opinions about how we as a country would deal with this just because do we fight? Hold up in a secure building? Or do we start doing experiments…

sacrificing a few for the greater good of mankind is an ideology that should be respected and followed, and we can see many real world implementations of sacrificing for the greater good in wars, history, books and movies. In a novel by Max Brooks, World War Z, the narrator retells the stories of numerous different characters who all have a different perspective on the zombie war. One of these characters, Paul Redeker, embodies this idea that when it comes to a zombie apocalypse, or what the people of…

Evaluative Argument on World War Z The movie World War Z is a zombie apocalyptic horror film directed by Marc Forster. The movie was loosely based off of Max Brook’s novel of the same name. Overall, it accrued positive reviews with a successful box office. Steve Persall applauded its aesthetic features, as it offers “vivid images of what these monsters are about and what they’re capable of doing”. Matt Zoller Seitz disagrees “as if someone watched the similar “28 Days Later” and thought, “That…

Mr. Dittmar American History Second quarter book report 18 December 2014 The first world war is a event in time that no one will ever forget. It ranks at the number eight spot for the most war related casualties. It cannot be forgotten. The author Geert Spillebeen is from Belgium and has written numerous books and novels about the first world war. One of his most well known is titled Age 14. It takes place pre world war one and the start of the true war. It begins with the main character living in…

Max The book Max can be viewed in the perspective of many different people, the one that is going to be focused on is through the eyes of Max and Justin. Max is a military dog that watched his partner Kyle get killed in action while they were in Afghanistan serving a tour. Max’s job is to protect his partner and to warn him of any danger that may be ahead. After losing his best friend, hero and marine Max becomes traumatized and is no longer able to work with the Marines. Along with the setting…

World War Z as a Sociopolitical Assessment of Globalization World War Z showed readers that what may have worked in peace time was unsuited for war. By doing so Brooks was able to make a good assessment of our current global systems with the overarching evaluation of globalization’s literal and metamorphical infectiousness. He uses the novel to comment on the social issues such as government ineptitude, while also playing on innate human fear and our ability to adapt to new situations for the sake…

interviews Ajay Shah, in the book World War Z, adds to the power that is given to the stereotypes and prejudices that are associated with the socioeconomic state of India. The passage outlines how Shah was able to escape the impending zombie apocalypse, and flee to safety. Along the way he outlines some behaviours or settings that are painting a single story about how India is socioeconomically. He describes the shipyard in Alang as a place where “ships go to die” (Brooks 70). He then goes and talks…

The Flaws of Epistolary Style in World War Z In the text Writing Essays about Literature (WEAL) epistolary narrative is defined as “…reveals action through letters.” (WEAL, 46) The author Max Brooks in the book World War Z has used the epistolary style in a series of interviews to tell the stories of the people and their survival of the zombie apocalypse. Like any interview, these stories are conversational and have a relaxed tone that is meant to add in an element of authenticity. The…

Essay 3 Apocalyptic novels are very common in today’s world. Novel like World War Z and The Dog Stars are moderately entertaining and full of traumatic situations. These types of literature often develop characters with ethical and moral issues. Issues that in many situation people have to cultivate one’s own perspective on morality. As a reader one has to determine what is right and what is wrong during an apocalyptic event. While it appears to serve as a stepping stone in understanding what…