War of the Worlds Pd. 3 Connector Paula Ferrara
Ok, so the movie I would like to connect these last chapters of the book to is ‘I Am Legend”. In the book, the narrator walks through deserted London, and the way he describes the scenery really fits the chapter name ‘Dead London’. The way he describes the scene resembles the scenery seen in ‘I Am Legend”. In the movie, a disease of sorts has taken over all the human race that makes them savage and deformed. Only one man is not affected and he looks for a cure. Due to the lack of population, New York City is in shambles, just like London in the book.
“But it was not so much the stillness of death – it was the stillness of suspense, of expectation. At any time the destruction that had already singed the northwestern borders of the metropolis…might strike among these houses and leave themsmoking ruins. It was a city condemned and derelict…” – This quote describes the feeling the narrator gets as he walks down the street in London. He knows that at any time the Martains could attack and kill him. In ‘I Am Legend’, everytime the protagonist goes out at night or when he has to go get his dog from inside a dark building, he is at risk of being attacked by the infected humans. During these times in the movie there is never any music playing, only silence. The protagonist is in a state of fear and worry, which is the same feeling the narrator gets as he walks down the street.
My question for you is, if you were the narrator in the book or Will Smith in the movie, and you realized that you were the only human left on the planet, would you give yourself up to be killed or find a way to keep on living, even if you know you’d be on the run and be in a state of fear for probably the rest of your life?
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March 8th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I think that, for me at least, it is very hard to say whether or not i would give up in this situation. I can not imagine the feeling of loneliness and dread that would come to a person who believes themselves to be the last living human in all of existence. I would certainly like to say that i would keep on trying, but it is hard to say unless you’ve experienced something similar to it, which no one here has.
This is another one of those ‘would-you-keep-fighting-no-matter-what’ kind of questions. Everyone likes to think they are brave enough, or strong enough to go on at the edge of despair, at the brink of life and death, or in this case the ruin of all humanity. But until you are truly faced with this dilemma, how can you honestly answer it?
Ditz
March 8th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Shaun has a good point. No one has expierenced anything like this, and it is hard to tell what you would do. And I love how he admits that everyone would like to think that they are brave… even though we are all just a bunch of cowards.
My reactions in order:
1. I would pee my pants.
2. I would cry becuase I now have no family or friends.
3. I would see truely how scary it is out there.
4. I would try to get up the courage to face my fears.
5. I would go out and kick some Martian a…butt!
5b. I would cower back into hiding and just die out with everyone else.
6. I would find the cure to the diesease, or would conquer the Martians.
6b. I would suck my thumb.
7. I would win the Pulitzer Prize for being the hero. I would also become a superhero (like Batman) and my name would be Abs of Steel!
(I thank my brother, Ben, for my super duper superhero name.)
Abbey
March 8th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Shaun, your writing lately has been incredibly in-depth. I’m really impressed!!
And Abbey, I can totally tell you’re happy this is our last post. This is my favorite response from you
March 8th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
haha kudos to abbeys end-of-the-world steps
Ditz
March 27th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Pulitzer Prize? That’s for writing, not saving the world…sorry.