Compare And Contrast World War Z And By The Waters Of Babylon Essay

By the Waters of Babylon Vs. World War Z
"By the Waters of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benet, and "World War Z" by Max Brooks are both different depictions of the future, but when you look closely they do share some similarities. Both are about a hero surviving in what has plagued their world, and going on a journey of self-discovery. They both have enemies to overcome and secrets to find.
"By the Waters of Babylon" and "World War Z" Both take place in different eras of civilization. These stories both have different levels of technology that exist. "By the Waters of Babylon" has a more primitive level of technology where people have to hunt with bows and arrows and don't fully understand what metals and other elements are. 'World War Z" on the other hand has a more current level of technology where computers and different technological gadgets are used by the everyday person. Both of these societies have different developmental stages. The societies "By the Waters of Babylon" live in small villages in the

In each of these stories the world is plagued by something. In "By the Waters of Babylon" that something happens to be radiation from the nuclear war John learned about in his dream. In "World War Z" Japan is slowly being taken over by zombies. In each story no one knows what caused the epidemics. The societies in "By the Waters of Babylon" don’t remember what they survived, being the nuclear war, and John decides not to tell everyone what he has learned. In "World War Z" scientists and the network of hackers are both fighting to learn as much as they can about the zombies so they can stop them. In both stories people fear what has resulted from the epidemics. The people in "By the Waters of Babylon" fear the radiation and cities left behind from the nuclear war. In "World War Z" people fear the zombies and they have a right to. The zombies attack with on reason and don’t hesitate to ill any living