Narrative Essay: The Zombie Invasion

The zombie apocalypse is finally upon us. The world will now witness man’s most primitive state, selfish, greedy, and cruel. Whose ideas on human nature and idealistic government will best help us in such a situation? The ideas of Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century philosopher, would best benefit the survivors of a zombie apocalypse.

Its twenty years in the future and the zombie apocalypse is over. Humanity is in shambles and is trying to get back together. There are only a few hundred survivors left, with more smaller groups scattered around the world. What are the survivors to do but recreate society from the ground up, with no laws and previous political background to guide them? All they're left with is the memory of their high school and college educations about the period of Enlightenment in Europe, and the philosophes of the time, with their views on government and how it should be run. The people need rules, guidelines, decision makers, and a government to help get things done. What better than Locke’s ideas on freedom, natural rights, and a government responsible

What I was before I became what I am, I do not care. You really want to know, don't you? All right, I'll tell you a little story. I was human

The day started like that of any other these last couple of weeks. Mysterious incidents kept popping up in the news, of small groups going mad and becoming savage. Life was like that in Lampeter. Very little going on in town, whilst the whole world around us lives with a constant stream of danger. Some people were getting worried, afraid it was some sort of virus going around, but that happens all the time. One small case of a disease and the world’s in an epidemic. Happened with bird flu, E-coli, and we had just got over the joys of swine flu. Now this. Some people were becoming wary, uneasy around other people, fears of catching this mystery virus afflicting the nation and forcing its way into people’s minds. The unfortunate thing was,

In the possible occurrence of a zombie apocalypse, certain measures involving shelter, food, weapons, and fitness should be taken to better the chances of survival in such a desperate situation. Throughout the years, movies, television shows, and other miscellaneous hype have heightened a large number of people’s suspicion about the possibility of disease-ridden humans taking over the world. In reality, that atrocity is not exactly far-fetched. With so many vaccines and medicines being mass produced without the sufficient steps taken to test the results, the chance of humans contracting unimaginable side effects is a rational possibility. If

Imagine, if you will, a brisk night wind coming fast across a lake carrying a pungent smell, something you can’t quite identify, but is nonetheless familiar enough to send a shiver up your spine. As it hits the trees, they creak out a somber call in the still night air. Or was that groan something more…human? You notice, for the first time, the absence of tires humming on pavement and you wonder if it’s that late, or maybe just a slow night. The soft tapping of your shoes on the sidewalk is the only accompaniment your slow breathing has as you move towards the warmth of your home, holding thoughts of a warm bed in the palm of your hand to keep the chill away. You don’t notice at first, perhaps because the reality of what you’re hearing is

The terror of death typically consumes people, therefore, they must prepare for anything to happen. Not knowing what to expect can make it difficult to prepare for if the event has yet to happen. People planning to survive the zombie apocalypse must follow the process of gathering weapons, finding the items necessary to survive, and learning to use surrounding items to fight zombies.

Death is the scariest part of living. Humanity has always been acutely aware of this horrible inevitability, and as a result of this almost near obsession with mortality certain practices, precautions, and even religions have been developed to ease the weary minds on death. Self- preservation, preparedness and survival motivate almost faction of human interest and behavior but becoming prepared for the conceivable anything and asking all the “what if” questions in the world still might not save humanity when analyzing how many devastating catastrophes can essentially wipe out life on this planet with ease. Not hard to imagine, mass extinction in history has happened at least five times estimated as far back as 440 million years ago at the

The zombie apocalypse had come hard and fast, taking the world and its inhabitants by storm. I would like to say biggest worry had been for those around me, for the future, and how I would survive. That hadn’t been the case, however. My biggest concern had steamed from needing a weapon.

Since the dawn of gothic horror, zombies have played an essential role in this genre. Used as a fictional stimulus for a gruesome story, they have evolved through years of imagination, science-fiction and screenplay cultivation. Zombie Apocalypses have been the main developments for these frightening stories; however they have also been motivational in creating pleasant and even comical endeavours. Most people don’t realise that almost everything has at least two sides; this includes zombie apocalypses. Some crawl away in fear at the mentioning of the idea (like me) and some who have prepared their whole life, can’t wait for a biological outbreak. Regarding this, today I will be comparing two well known texts. The first one I will be analysing

I still live with Gigi and her family. The government has now finally found a cure for the zombie virus. We are slowly standing again. Dominic’s mother was safe on the island that she went to, and his dad is being treated for the wounds that he sustained during the apocalypse. They said that his father will move back to the city because he can’t imagine being separated from Dominic anymore. Emma’s mother and stepfather asked her and Gail to move with them to Europe but they refused. Emma told her mom, “We have always been capable to survive even without your help. Thank you for the generous offer but we will manage here.” I look over to Emma while she held Gail’s shoulder on one hand and Dominic’s hand on the other. My parents were comforted with the fact that I have survived this ordeal and they were all looking forward to see me in a couple of weeks. As for Gigi, she has been smiling wider and laughing harder.

It was a normal day at work for Bryan. Bryan is a 25 year old man and he is a mechanic. He has a co-worker named Frank and they are best friends. They both enjoy working as mechanics but they don't like their boss Bob. Bob is always calm but today he was asking both Bryan and Frank a bunch of weird questions about what was on the news that morning. He was also acting a little paranoid. They didn't watch the news that morning so they asked him what was on the news. Bob kept saying there was a disease going around and people all around the world weren't acting normal. Bryan didn't believe him because he thought it sounded crazy. They go back to work and Bob went on telling other workers about the disease even though none of them believed him.

My life as I knew it has been eradicated, chomped away by zombies. The zombies took everything I had -everything I considered normal. Now, time is of the essence; they can smell the fear. If I am to survive, I need a plan.

It has been 86 hours since the zombie apocalypse. I am the leader of these survivors. Their hopeful faces fill my mind as I think of our options. We have two choices: stay or go. They completely trust me to make the right decision. I am the model of a modern major general, the venerated Texan veteran who is supposed to have everything under control. My gut says we should stay.

The endless space above became saturated with a bland color; the grey shades seemed to consume the earth. The ominous stench of putrid flesh overencumbered areas around any matter it could get to. The mental state of all beings were slowly diminishing as if their brains were degrading to a pulp. It was like a plague which slowly took over, no matter if you were vulnerable in any way or not: it just came. One would feel deathly ill, dexterity would weaken, and at which point they just fall unconscious, only soon after to wake up again but not entirely be there like they once were. They would walk as if injured, talk as if their voices were limited, speaking in grunts, moans, and hisses. They were dead – undead. Their flesh beginning to decompose and peel off of their body like a leaf