Setting
“They chose the big Colonial at the bottom of Green Briar Lane because it seemed far away from the golf course to avoid the attentions of the swarm.” (Page 19)
This quote briefly describes where the main characters picked to take shelter from the deadly disaster that takes place in the story. This colonial house is found in a suburban area nearby a golf course packed with walking corpses.
“It’s another blustery, overcast day, and the sounds of the zombie horde carry up across the sky and over the tops of the houses. It drives Philip nuts as he sweats in his denims, heaving dirt on the grave. The oily, black, rotten-meat odor is as strong as ever.” (Page 50)
In comparison to how it was illustrated in the first quote, the setting has seemed to become much more dangerous. The walking corpses have crowded closer to the colonial house that the group of survivors are sheltering in. The protagonist, Philip, is enduring a heavy state of discomfort and stress from the dangerous changes to the setting.
Symbols affecting the setting:
Radio/TV stations: Philip’s best friend Nick monitors the radio while the surviving characters take shelter in the colonial house. The stations he finds only broadcast repeated automated announcements, ordering all people to remain calm as government procedures are in progress. This gives the main characters a strong impression as to how this mysterious epidemic is affecting and damaging the outside world. Also, references in the text to ‘Central Standard Time’ news and ‘Fox 5 News’ suggest that the setting takes place either in or near modern times.
Brian’s blackberry: Not only does Brian’s phone often lose signal, but when it does work, it is full of “blind emails and Facebook tags and anonymous tweets with cryptic messages”. These messages include: “…AND THE KINGDOM WILL BE IN DARKNESS… IT’S THE BIRDS FALLING FROM THE SKY, THAT’S WHAT STARTED IT… BURN IT ALL DOWN BURN IT ALL DOWN…”. The utter creepiness of these online posts alone add so much to the manner of the setting.
In the first few chapters, the colonial home in which the main characters picked to take shelter in symbolizes their temporary haven, or the barrier that separates them from the wandering zombies outside.
Philip shows a disliking towards the former occupants of the house; a rich family of seven that got killed off by the virus. Philip illuminates his cold opinions of them after coming upon their dog house. The doghouse is described to have a little shingle roof and the words ‘Laddie Boy’ mounted above the opening at one end. In response to seeing this, Philip thinks to himself, ‘These rich people and their fucking dogs. Probably fed that thing better than most kids.’ Merely coming across the doghouse exposed more of Philip’s unique thought processes.
“They chose the big Colonial at the bottom of Green Briar Lane because it seemed far away from the golf course to avoid the attentions of the swarm.” (Page 19)
This quote briefly describes where the main characters picked to take shelter from the deadly disaster that takes place in the story. This colonial house is found in a suburban area nearby a golf course packed with walking corpses.
“It’s another blustery, overcast day, and the sounds of the zombie horde carry up across the sky and over the tops of the houses. It drives Philip nuts as he sweats in his denims, heaving dirt on the grave. The oily, black, rotten-meat odor is as strong as ever.” (Page 50)
In comparison to how it was illustrated in the first quote, the setting has seemed to become much more dangerous. The walking corpses have crowded closer to the colonial house that the group of survivors are sheltering in. The protagonist, Philip, is enduring a heavy state of discomfort and stress from the dangerous changes to the setting.
Symbols affecting the setting:
Radio/TV stations: Philip’s best friend Nick monitors the radio while the surviving characters take shelter in the colonial house. The stations he finds only broadcast repeated automated announcements, ordering all people to remain calm as government procedures are in progress. This gives the main characters a strong impression as to how this mysterious epidemic is affecting and damaging the outside world. Also, references in the text to ‘Central Standard Time’ news and ‘Fox 5 News’ suggest that the setting takes place either in or near modern times.
Brian’s blackberry: Not only does Brian’s phone often lose signal, but when it does work, it is full of “blind emails and Facebook tags and anonymous tweets with cryptic messages”. These messages include: “…AND THE KINGDOM WILL BE IN DARKNESS… IT’S THE BIRDS FALLING FROM THE SKY, THAT’S WHAT STARTED IT… BURN IT ALL DOWN BURN IT ALL DOWN…”. The utter creepiness of these online posts alone add so much to the manner of the setting.
In the first few chapters, the colonial home in which the main characters picked to take shelter in symbolizes their temporary haven, or the barrier that separates them from the wandering zombies outside.
Philip shows a disliking towards the former occupants of the house; a rich family of seven that got killed off by the virus. Philip illuminates his cold opinions of them after coming upon their dog house. The doghouse is described to have a little shingle roof and the words ‘Laddie Boy’ mounted above the opening at one end. In response to seeing this, Philip thinks to himself, ‘These rich people and their fucking dogs. Probably fed that thing better than most kids.’ Merely coming across the doghouse exposed more of Philip’s unique thought processes.
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