“Zombie March” by Brynn Macnabb is a story where the zombies are not dead, but living creatures that march for what they desire. Zombies come visit Amber Riley after her husband died. They tell her that her husband committed suicide on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as a protest, but, before that, they march to protest change. In “Zombie March,” MacNabb uses symbolism to illustrate the theme, not all change is good because not all people want change.
Symbolism plays an important role in revealing the theme of this literary work. Symbolism is the use of objects to represent something else, such as an idea or person. Examples of symbolism can be found all throughout this short piece. At one point the text reads, “It said, ‘CONGRESS OR