American Redemption Through Destruction
In World War Z (2006), author Max Brooks depicts an apocalyptic "zombie" pandemic that terrorized the world. It went by many names, "The Crisis," "The Dark Years," "The Walking Plague," and "The Zombie War." The unknown narrator (assumed to be Brooks) structured the book in a series of vignettes in hopes of the personal attachment that will enable people to prevent repeating history. Through a book based on memories, Brooks challenges many flaws within the government and its people. Focusing on Brooks' critique of the U.S.: shows the themes of the greed found in Big Pharma, the disparity between the haves and have-nots, the over-reliance on technology paired with the ego of owning them, the lost idea of relying on each other to benefit our community.
Two interviews in particular, Vostok Station, Antarctica, and Bridgetown, Barbados, highlight Brooks' critique of modern American society before it nearly collapses in the aftermath of the "Battle of Yonkers" that is described in the Denver, Colorado, interview. The Vostok Station vignette introduces the readers to "Breck" Scott. It immediately becomes apparent that Scott has no morals and is a self-centered egoist. He sells fear for profit(might remove). As the plot unfolds, the audience learns that Scott
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Through Collins, who is vile, snarky, and self-centered, Brookes employs a satirical tone to criticize the glorification of celebrity culture in the United States. The characters that were the vessels for the display of celebrity culture were the "Fat CEOs," "worthless dumb celebrity," and "that little rich, spoiled, tired looking whore”(Brooks 84-88) & in-class