A Critical Commentary on Amy Wilentz' "A Zombie Is a Slave Forever"
A Zombie is a Slave Forever by Amy Wilentz
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Three main issues comprise the article: awareness, freedom and sensitivity.
Historical tools were employed to tell the story of the zombie concept. The author patently drew the subject of awareness by making the majority of the article’s body very informative and narrative. This manner gave the impression that the author aimed to educate the readers with the subject. The image of zombies was shifted into a different light, a story the hoi polloi seems to be oblivious to. In the author’s introduction, it was demonstrated how zombies are now a large part of popular culture, being a favorite in Halloween and all. But more than Halloween, today’s society, or significant parts of it at least, have put zombies into a very high pedestal of ubiquity. Famous movies and TV shows like “The Walking Dead” and “Zombieland” are everywhere. Party themes, charity events, etc. have been adapting zombies as a hip event concept. And they have also penetrated the game world with Plants vs. Zombies. And there are just so much more varieties that have plastered zombies to their brand. In other words, the zombie concept might be taken for granted nowadays, and people do not see through, or even think of seeing through the history and meaning behind the popular craze of the undead.
So, this article flashed brightly to raise awareness. It turns out that apparently, the zombie concept is much more sensitive than most of us would think. As aforementioned, three issues were found in the article, but two of these three are inseparably intertwined: awareness and sensitivity. The article’s desired effect is sensitivity and this achieved by raising awareness first. These two are the effect and method. The cause, the reason, and the meat to the bones of the article is the issue of freedom, from which the zombie concept traces its origins.
This issue ignites discourse on what happened in the past, and its implications to the
(eyabut)
Three main issues comprise the article: awareness, freedom and sensitivity.
Historical tools were employed to tell the story of the zombie concept. The author patently drew the subject of awareness by making the majority of the article’s body very informative and narrative. This manner gave the impression that the author aimed to educate the readers with the subject. The image of zombies was shifted into a different light, a story the hoi polloi seems to be oblivious to. In the author’s introduction, it was demonstrated how zombies are now a large part of popular culture, being a favorite in Halloween and all. But more than Halloween, today’s society, or significant parts of it at least, have put zombies into a very high pedestal of ubiquity. Famous movies and TV shows like “The Walking Dead” and “Zombieland” are everywhere. Party themes, charity events, etc. have been adapting zombies as a hip event concept. And they have also penetrated the game world with Plants vs. Zombies. And there are just so much more varieties that have plastered zombies to their brand. In other words, the zombie concept might be taken for granted nowadays, and people do not see through, or even think of seeing through the history and meaning behind the popular craze of the undead.
So, this article flashed brightly to raise awareness. It turns out that apparently, the zombie concept is much more sensitive than most of us would think. As aforementioned, three issues were found in the article, but two of these three are inseparably intertwined: awareness and sensitivity. The article’s desired effect is sensitivity and this achieved by raising awareness first. These two are the effect and method. The cause, the reason, and the meat to the bones of the article is the issue of freedom, from which the zombie concept traces its origins.
This issue ignites discourse on what happened in the past, and its implications to the