TWD - Blog Post 7

The Walking Dead, a television show, is about a zombie apocalypse. Rick, a sheriff that was injured in the line of duty, wakes up after months of being in a coma and discovers that a zombie apocalypse has ensued. The sheriff has to travel to Atlanta where he finds more survivors. He rallies with these new friends to fight together against the ensuing zombie army. He goes back to a camp with a group of survivors, and finds his lost wife and son. He then must encounter many more obstacles, including not only zombies, but the betrayal of his old deputy and best friend with his wife. They move to a farm, then a city, and then an organization of survivors. Along this journey, Rick finds himself as the leader he was born to be.

This fits in the dystopian genre because it is set in a post-apocalyptic genre. All of the people that the protagonist, Rick, knows are either missing or dead. He must fight against all odds (and swarms of zombies) to find his wife and child. Once he does find them, he becomes a leader and does all he can to help the community survive. This is like the dystopian genre in that the protagonist must fight against what is common (the zombies). He is unable to live a normal life, and is continuously fighting for his survival. The desire for survival is a theme I discussed in Essay 2 and is a common theme found throughout the dystopian genre.