ENGB37H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Zombie
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> why do certain tropes get repeated over and over. > authors stumble upon certain ideal and easily repeatable genres. > innovation with sherlock holmes - included things the detective notices to show that you can solve it too. > audiences already know what they want & are waiting for authors to deliever to them. > prof chose day of triffids b/c its a precusor to zombie genres. > overpowers govt, healthcare, military - no resemblence of power. > mass blindness causes instantaneous breakdown of social institutions: govt, military, and healthcare. > but a few able-bodied manage to survive. > they are in constant danger from the triffids. > the triffids are a force of nature - literal b/c they are plants. not organized criminals to be killed. > the day of the triffids has been a clear source of inspiration for a number of zombie movies.
