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Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2015.1039144 BibTeX citation key: Barton2015 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "The Walking Dead", Adlard. Charlie, Horror, Kirkman. Robert, Rhetoric, USA Creators: Barton Collection: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics |
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The Walking Dead has been a primary contributor to the resurgence of zombie narratives in the twenty-first century, and that, in part, has been due to the series’ verisimilitude afforded to the characters through the story’s narrative and writing. To that end, the current research employs rhetorical analysis to explore the opposing worldviews of the series’ protagonist, Rick Grimes (and his fellow survivors), with the perspective of the town of Woodbury and their leader, the Governor. The analysis reveals that Rick’s group views zombies akin to wild and feral animals, while the Governor views them as combatants engaged in battle.
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