In continuation of the discussion in class, I ask this question: what justifies as a zombie?
Is it necessary to die? To return from the dead?
What defines " dead". Does the zombie have to be mindless? Do they have to eat human flesh? Are they self aware?
I question the traditional idea of zombie.
What do you think?
Friday, January 16, 2015
What "qualifies" as a zombie?
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When I visualize a zombie, I see the traditional image. I think the definition of a zombie, however, is quite different. It (since we talked about this in class and this seems to be the most common feature of the zombie besides eating), is anyone or anything that is acting out of habit or impulse in a manner that is against ones natural habits but is either common practice or brought about by an outside influence. I think the points you brought up in class were true. I think it is possible for a person to die and come back and be considered a zombie (like the Haiti zombies), but I also think that mentality has a lot to do with it after our class discussion and thinking about it. Drug addicts could be considered zombies. They do what they have to in order to get their drug which they think they need to survive. They have an altered perception of reality. They don’t care who they hurt or what they have to do to get their drug.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think a zombie necessarily has to be mindless, but focused more on one thing, only caring about its own survival. Zombies are similar to our society in that they live in hoards and they live amongst each other without a care, but really it’s every zombie for themselves. They don’t put thought into creating a system of eating and they don’t care how full they get. They just keep eating, and take what they need. They don’t plan, they just act. That’s how society is not literally by eating people, but in other ways. They don’t necessarily have to eat human flesh, but they have to take for their own personal benefit even what they may have no right to. I like how you compared them to the animalistic instinct. When I think of zombies, this is also how I kind of think about them. They are somewhat self-aware, but they have no feeling or emotion, only the need to survive. They aren’t self-aware in that they know who they are as individuals, but more so of what they have to do to survive. They are aware of their needs. Drug addicts only care about their drugs, they live for them.
I think that all the comments in class were very interesting and I have to say a lot of the comments people made in class really made me think. I really enjoyed reading the Haiti article and it was interesting hearing Sabrina’s perspective about Vodoun and Witchcraft. I think I will probably watch that movie on Netflix that Laura was talking about since it goes more in depth about the real history of zombies, which may alter my perception of zombie’s even more after getting more information.
I agree with you. Especially over the similarity of zombies and animal behavior. I also want to pursue it even further. I have come up with two qualifications. Pleae share your input as this cant possibly be all of it.
ReplyDelete1. The living human race must be the prey. Not necessarily for consumption but we must fall into the role of the hunted. Like I said, not necessarily for food but it should be a hunter vs prey role of some manner.
2. The "zombie" or person must have lost capacity to understand the concept of basic value and human morality. To the zombie, the value of human life has no meaning and no bearing to the goal. For example, eating humans for food to survive, or such as in the film "I am legend" ;for the sake of increasing population. The point is the morality if it. The zombie has no mental capacity to process the value of human life.
3. The zombie must need the living human in some form or fashion that fits Into the hunter vs prey relationship. The zombie needs humans to survive.
What do you think?
So they die in your story...?
DeleteFor your story to go on you need substance, not only flesh, but, reason. Dracula has stated that there is demand. How can we do that position great Dracula?