https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko Wicked Weeds: A Zombie Novel is quite an interesting story. If I'm being completely honest, I was hopelessly confused for the majority of it, but in the end, it was a very compelling and unique tale to read. Alterity in itself is defined as the state of being other or different; otherness. There are actually quite a few representations of alterity in Wicked Weeds, and listed below are just three of many. en-us 2021-11-06 00:49:50 UTC 2021-11-06 02:51:07 UTC hello@padlet.com ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871040573 Depictions of alterity ask what it means to be human, and who gets to decide what it means to be human. Pinocchio has always thought of himself as a real boy, and eventually becomes one after various acts of heroism. ]]> 2021-11-06 01:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871040573 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871073281 In the beginning of the chapter Virus/Testa Di Legno/HAL 9000, the narrator begins by comparing zombies to the influential film "Night of the Living Dead." They make several comparisons to George A. Romero's take on zombies as compared to the supposed "reality" of what zombies really are.]]> 2021-11-06 01:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871073281 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871078764 In Romero's interpretation, according to the narrator, zombies are not only the product of radioactivity, but their manner of locomotion is entirely noncompetitive. "He moves slowly, reacts belatedly, lacks physical vigor of any kind. On the other hand, it's obvious that the zombie is irresistibly attracted to the living." The narrator's conclusion is that Romero's zombies are insatiable cannibals. Actual zombies, to the narrator, aren't similar to Romero's depiction at all, and they make that crystal clear in their words.]]> 2021-11-06 02:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871078764 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871091455 In this section of the chapter Virus/Testa Di Legno/HAL 9000, the narrator explains how Pinocchio is a zombie just like himself. "Crudely made, soulless, he acts like a living human without being one. His atoms are of inanimate elements that, for some reason, imitate the chemical model of life. He is purely hollow-an epic (or lyrical) poem recited by a parrot that seems like it means something but doesn't mean anything. It appears to reveal the presence of a sublime human spirit, when in reality the miracle is of an exclusively mechanical order." While it's a debate in itself whether or not the narrator is truly a zombie, it's interesting that they compared themselves (a supposed zombie) to Pinocchio, a formerly wooden doll who eventually becomes a human. Does this prove that the narrator could potentially be a human too after all, and they're simply under the illusion that they are/were a zombie?]]> 2021-11-06 02:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871091455 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871106412 When you think of human biochemical processes, and which of these qualities zombies would or wouldn't have, certainly they wouldn't be able to sleep- or even dream for that matter, right? Well, according to the narrator, zombies do have their own way of resting that's considered the be the human equivalent of "sleeping", and they do dream too. Odd, isn't it?]]> 2021-11-06 02:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871106412 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871115227 The narrator goes into a deeper description of this in the chapter Zombie Dreams/Chamber of Miracles. They describe their research into the "zombie powder" that supposedly enables this zombie-like state. The poison that is used in this zombie powder is puffer fish toxin, "which is a substance that blocks the connectivity of axons, the neural nodes that transmit electrical pulses. As a consequence, the voluntary muscles are disabled." The narrator goes further into the affects of this toxin on the body, however the main point to begin with is- why is the narrator making these comparisons when they considers themselves to be a zombie? Dreaming and sleeping are arguably human traits, so does this further prove that the narrator is simply just a deranged human?]]> 2021-11-06 02:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871115227 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871116820 2021-11-06 02:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871116820 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871117941 2021-11-06 02:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871117941 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871118508 2021-11-06 02:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871118508 ramac001 https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871119159 2021-11-06 02:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ramac001/f3kca29t8b9nt2ko/wish/1871119159