Summary Of Night Of The Living Dead By George Romero

Throughout history, individuals have deliberated on social issues faced in society through their works of literature. During the 1960’s, the United States consisted of sparks of change that impacted an individual or the society. George Romero, director of Night of the Living Dead, constructed a document of contemporary social changes by addressing social issues, such as women’s rights, race, and the media. First of all, through the utilization of his allegory Night of the Living Dead, George Romero produced a document of contemporary social changes by incorporating the women’s rights. To begin with, the 1960’s was a time period that changed the life of a woman because they began rebelling for what belonged to them. For instance, Kenneth T.

During the 1960’s, media played a significant part of society and how you live your daily lives. For example, Walsh states “television had gone from a novelty to the dominant medium of the age” (1). The previous quote states how the technology of television advanced into a dominant medium than the novelty it used to be. In Night of the Living Dead, when Helen Cooper finds out there is a radio and television upstairs, she is shocked and argues with Harry Cooper insisting that they go upstairs. In addition, after watching the news, which ordered everyone to get to the nearest rescue station, Ben planned a way to get to the rescue system. In summary, it can be shown that the media had a impact on the house because once the media said it, the house did anything to achieve it. Most importantly, when Judy questions the plan asking if it 's the right thing, Tom responds with “the television said that 's the right thing to do” (Romero Part 3). The quote has a major significance because it state how the media is always right and everyone else revolves around it. Clearly, the media played a major role in Romero document of contemporary