October 22, 2012

QUOTE 1:"So: Zombies are anti-characters, but they do make for good allegories, their very flatness propelling us into speculation about what they might mean “on another level.” Since one thing they mean on that other level would seem to be “flatness” itself, it will not do to criticize zombies for being stiff and uninteresting, as allegorical characters have been for at least a few hundred years. "
Zombie Renaissance by Mark McGurl

QUOTE 2: "I am considering them, silly woman! I would much prefer their minds be engaged in the deadly arts than clouded with dreams of marriage and fortune, as your own so clearly is! Go and see this Bingley if you must, though I warn you that none of our girls has much to recommend them; they are all silly and ignorant like their mother, the exception being Lizzy, who has something more of the killer instinct than her sisters."Pride and Prejudice and Zombies By Seth Smith

QUESTION: How does Pride and Prejudice and Zombies provide the reader with a good allegory for getting the best out of the novel?The depictions evoked in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies that promote efficient use of allegorical characters of zombies give the reader incentive to make more useful insinuations as to where the text is heading in the novel. The quote selected highlights Mr. Bennet and the severity of his character. With the use of zombies as opposed to humans it is more likely for the reader to develop their perceptions on the characters they represent within Jane Austen's novel. The reader is forced to think more about Mr. Bennet's perceptions about marriage, Elizabeth's character and also about his wife. The use of a popular figure in culture to help people understand the reading provides everyone with a remarkable allegory.