Night of the Living Dead: Is it Ghouls or Zombies?
Thesis: While George A. Romero’s Film Night of the Living Dead is known for starting the “Zombie” Genre as we know it, it’s not the same as Zombie Films. So, does the night of the Living dead count as a true zombie film or, does it have to many differences than similarities to be in the same category with Modern Zombie films?
Introduction
A. Background info on Romero’s Ghouls
1. What makes Romero’s Ghouls Different from Modern Zombies
2. How are Romero’s Ghouls and Modern Zombies being similar?
3. Why Romero’s Ghouls don’t count as Zombies
a) Have some form of intellect
b) self-preservation instinct and fears
B. Thesis statement
II. Romero’s Ghouls in the film are not like Zombies
A. Can use basic tools and have some intellect
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Tries to open Barbara car door
2. Uses Rocks to break glass out of windows, car windows and truck head-lights and uses clubs to break doors.
3. Quoting (The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia-122-Google Books Result): “They perform simple instinctual reflexes also, such as brushing a low-hanging branch or clothes line out of their way”
B. They feel fear
1. Stays away from fire and bright lights
C. Doesn’t make Noise that can be heard
D. Can quick walk if needed
E. They show Self-Preservation
1. Quoting from (Undead Tactics: Ghouls and Ghats) “combined with their average-level Wisdom, suggests that they possess a stronger self-preservation instinct than mindlessly obedient skeletons and zombies”
III. Modern Zombies are different then Romero’s Ghouls
A. Less intelligent
B. Makes noises
1. Makes moaning and groaning sounds
C. No Self-Preservation
D. Slow walking
IV. Similarities between