1. Lizzy, Olivia, Brenda, Kyla
Warm Bodies
Lizzy, Olivia, Brenda, Kyla

2. Plot R saves Julie and brings her back to the airport (zombie’s home)
Julie leaves R and goes back to the stadium, and R, afraid that Julie is in danger, goes after her
When R gets into the stadium, he turns a guard and the stadium erupts into chaos – army of zombies outside and skeletons are coming to attack
R regains his pulse and starts bleeding again; “half-dead”/”nearly living” are allowed into the stadium as they start to cure themselves
Ends with hopeful attitude that all zombies can be cured

3. Conflicts Zombies vs. skeletons Humans vs. zombies/skeletons
Skeletons don’t want change; willing to kill zombies to keep things the same
Humans vs. zombies/skeletons
Zombies/skeletons attack humans; humans defend themselves and want zombies gone for good
Humans and zombies vs. skeletons
Humans and zombies team together in the end of the book to defeat the skeletons and protect their people

4. Settings
zombies/skeletons have made their home in an airport just ouside the city
Still have weddings, schools (teaching the ‘children’ how to take down and efficiently eat/kill humans), and a church
Most surviving humans in the nearby area are living in the ‘stadium’
Have set up own society with curfew, rules, ‘gov’t’, etc.
Surrounded by a guarded wall and running low on resources

5. Characters R Julie Perry M Julie’s dad (Grigio)
Zombie; still mentally functioning; becomes almost addicted to reliving Perry’s memories through eating his brain
“I understand that I love her. And if she is everything, maybe that’s answer enough.” – R, pg. 223
Julie
Human; has a past of lots of drug use; on/off relationship with Perry; strong, stubborn, brave, scared; unsure about the nature of zombies (even before meeting R)
Perry
Human; on/off relationship with Julie; lost his sense of optimism and hope; possibly suicidal; is killed by R; in his ‘memories’, gives R lots of advice and information
“You and I are victims of the same disease.” – chapter 13 M
Zombie; R’s best friend; loyal to a fault; helps R and Julie escape from the stadium; changes along with R (more slowly); wants more out of life
Julie’s dad (Grigio)
Human; hates zombies; wants to protect the humans at all cost; unwilling to believe that the zombies can change

6. Writing Style Main theme of change, undertone of love and death.
Written in first person, mainly from R’s point of view.
Marion uses a lot of Symbolism (Names)
Has a fairly informal and casual use of dialect and tone
Uses lot’s of details, lot’s of sensory information. Makes use of
Allusion
Epigraph

7. Epigraph
A phrase, quote, poem at the beginning of a written work that provides foreshadowing, a summary or a preface to the work.
“You have known, O Gilgamesh, “…”
What interests me, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet III,
To drink from the Well of Immortality, lines 147, 153, 154, 278, 279
Which means to make the dead
Rise from their graves
And their prisoners from their cells
The sinners from their sins.
I think love’s kiss kills our heart of flesh.
It is the only way to eternal life,
Which should be unbearable if lived
Among the dying flowers
And the shrieking farewells
Of the overstretched arms of our spoiled hopes.”
-Hebert Mason,
Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative

8. Writing Style Main theme of change, undertone of love and death.
Written in first person, mainly from R’s point of view.
Marion uses a lot of Symbolism (Names)
Has a fairly informal and casual use of dialect and tone
Uses lot’s of details, lot’s of imagery. Makes use of:
Allusion
Epigraph
Metaphors & Similes
Hyperbole, Idioms and a lot more.
Allegory

9. Communitarianism vs Individualism
Julies dad
R (main character) M
Julie
Perry
Zombies
Humans

10. Postmodern Horror The way the book comes to a close
Zombies becoming human again
Blurred lines between who is really evil ( At the beginning )
The hero is a female character

11. Critical Analysis: Would Recommend
Twist on classic tail ( Romeo & Juliet )
Strong development from start to finish
Keeps you engaged throughout
Romance Novel