Metaphors In The Walking Dead

Perhaps one of the most over done character in popular culture, zombies are a common figure in film and literature. The use of the zombie character provide for several metaphors that can be read in many ways, without limits. Some think that they represent our economy or politics. A common theme is the failure of the American government and social institutions which is seen in the ever so popular television show, “The Walking Dead”, (Darabont, 2010) Broadly speaking, this essay will look at two ways this metaphor of the zombie character can be interpretated. This includes that of what the zombie’s show about the human race and perhaps what we do not want them to show about us. Secondly, what they show about society as a whole, including the consumeristic way in which they, and

This film is notably different from other’s in the genre as the story is told from a zombie’s perspective and these zombie’s are given human characteristics.

Metaphors are used as a way of explaining that of which cannot be described in black and white terms. They embody ideals and values that summarise several things into one. Zombies are a pop culture figure that grows more and more common and popular as the years go on. Perhaps half of the audiences’ that view zombie related media simply watch for the gore and violence. But when looked at closely, the character of the zombie is an incredibly strong metaphor for humans themselves, which people may not be quick to admit. Humans are taught to fear zombies and maybe this is all very well, but in the film, “Warm Bodies”, this concept is changed. For the most part, the film is told from a zombie’s perspective, in this case through the character of ‘R’. As he begins to fall in love with the character of Julie, he begins to feel human emotions again. Humans feel things, emotions that can be hard to fathom and people become broken and this can be mirrored in the figure of the