The Fear Of Xenophobia In Kirkman's The Walking Dead

In this essay, the author

• Explains that zombies, a group of survival horror, are basically dead people who come back to us in an evil way. kirkman's "the walking dead" depicted them as xenophobia by combining fear of otherness with infectious disease.
• Analyzes kirkman's portrayal of zombies as a dangerous troublemaker of infectious disease.
• Analyzes how kirkman's book, the walking dead, jumped up on the best-of and must-read lists in a short time, leading to heated discussions.
• Explains that fear of zombies and infectious disease fuses with our fear for otherness. they explain that educated people are terrified of unscientific things because of social influence.
• Explains that distinguishing between zombies and non-zombies hints at the deeper problem of xenophobia, which evolved as part of our nature to be suspicious of outsiders, who were potentially dangerous.
• Opines that too often, we only trust what we know, which leads to suspicion and fear. something new often disrupts the balance we already hold.
• Analyzes how kirkman created a harmonious atmosphere by minimizing differences among race, religion, and belief. they remind us that unity is the key to solve crises.
• Analyzes how the united model in the walking dead is narrowed by xenophobia, and it falsely educates us that we should only trust someone who is similar with us.
• Explains that xenophobic issues are deep-seat in contemporary society, as immigrants face unequal treatment in different aspects. these distinctive standards effectively build ethnic boundaries, and warn us to be careful of outsiders from unfamiliar groups.
• Analyzes how donald trump stokes our fear of the other by claiming that mexicans contaminate society with their crimes, rape, murder, and exotic diseases.
• Opines that all racial and ethnic groups deserve respect and equality because future harmony is our common expectation.