Dante's Heart
more. World War Z’s ultimate success
comes from using a fantasy fear, zombie
proxies, to frame a thoughtful, political
discourse on the real things that people now
fear most. Brooks’ zombies, in the end,
become a multifaceted allegory, and a
contemporary one—just witness the sudden
resurrection of a monster left for dead in the
late 70s. Don’t let the zombie pretext fool
you—World War Z has a brain, and a heart.
Jesse Kavadlo, Maryville University
comes from using a fantasy fear, zombie
proxies, to frame a thoughtful, political
discourse on the real things that people now
fear most. Brooks’ zombies, in the end,
become a multifaceted allegory, and a
contemporary one—just witness the sudden
resurrection of a monster left for dead in the
late 70s. Don’t let the zombie pretext fool
you—World War Z has a brain, and a heart.
Jesse Kavadlo, Maryville University
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