Summary Of World War Z By Max Brooks

“There’s a word for that kind of lie. Hope.”, Max Brooks, author of World War Z. World War Z is a book written by Max Brooks that portrays a reporter’s collection of journal entries during a zombie apocalypse. The collection of stories are from all over the globe as the reporter’s goal was to preserve the history after the zombie apocalypse had ended. The preservation of these stories was to be used to prevent another war to end all wars in the future of the human race. Of these stories, there are 3 that I believe accurately depict humanity during a time of crisis. The first story that caught my eye was about a fake pill used to calm the quell the panic during the first months of the zombie outbreak. The zombie outbreak was only known as
A celebrity is livestreaming their house party a few months into the crisis. His house is a pretty much a zombie fortress. Tons of guns, guards, and of course booze. Because the zombies thrive in densely populated areas, most survivors abandoned their homes. When they see the broadcast of this celebrity living it up the homeless start to congregate outside the fortress. The homeless begin to raid the fortress with their guns and spare weapons. The fortress falls to the homeless raid and the celebrity is shot.
This story best represents how people will act in crisis because robbery isn’t something new. Humans who are struggling are known to resort to desperate measures. Just last year my neighbors were robbed of their entertainment room in broad daylight. They didn’t embellish their wealth or live stream their enjoyment online. Someone who looked through the window thought they should have what they had. So they smashed the window and took the products in the room. When people see luxuries that they do not own, they become envious. That is why I believe this story shows how people will act in