I chose this part of the comic because it made me very emotional and it really struck a chord with me. One of the hardest things about the nature of a zombie apocalypse is that the zombies that you have to kill were once living people. This was conveyed both in the comic and in the show. In the show Morgan is not able to shoot the zombie that was once his wife and breaks into tears. For the characters it is easier for them to detach themselves more from the zombies who they didn't know when they were alive. In the scene of the comic pictured above Carl kills Shane and then afterwards remarks "It's not the same as killing the dead ones Daddy" to which Rick responds "It never should be, son, it never should be." I thought this was so powerful because Carl is reflecting on how it feels different to kill a zombie that's already dead than to kill Shane, but that's how it should be because otherwise they would lose their humanity. Also the art in the comic was amazing...just look at the tree branches making a frame around Carl and Rick.
I found this to be very relatable in that both types of killing (zombies and real people) are in order to save the ones they care about. The men kill the walkers so they can protect their loved ones, and Carl kills Shane to protect his dad. While both killings are to protect the loved ones, it ultimately is harder to do it to a living person even though they both are for the same intention
ReplyDeleteI find your analysis of this scene in the graphic novel to be very interesting. I completely agree that it would be more difficult to kill a zombie if you recognized their face. It is in our human nature to attach memories and feelings to people and images. This is not something that can be let go of just because the someone has become a mindless zombie stripped of their memories and emotions.
ReplyDeleteYour analysis was very thought-provoking. I chose to analyze the scene too. It really is emotional. It was okay to kill the zombies, because they could reason it's not a real human being and it's not living. The author does a great job by including a death of a real living human so that the readers could picture that scenario. What Carl says in the end just breaks my heart.
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