World War Z

Max Brooks
Literary Fiction
137-159

When World War Z broke out money wasn't worth anything, instead people only valued resources and materials. The government top priority was the Blue collar workers, they needed to manage the factories, build equipment and houses, and construct weapons. They were the most valued now, not the lawyers, businessman, or wealthy stock brokers. In a time of war the pre-war talents that make people rich count for nothing, in a time of war they are the ones who scavenge and dig graves.Apocalyptic Despair Syndrome was one of the major enemies during the Zombie War. ADS accounted for more deaths then hunger, disease, and the living dead combined. ADS is when people lose the will to live, they go to sleep and simply have no hope of waking up tomorrow and pass away. Malibu Pier Fortress set out to resolve this problem. He collected footage of our military massacring hoards of thousands of Zs and Civilians establishing their own forts withing the infected zones. His tapes were placed all over the west coast and after 6 months the accounts of ADS decreased by 55% in the areas where the movies were being played. The footage of humans surviving in the infected zones and killing the Z gave humanity hope and the will to live.

I believe that if a major virus broke out similar to the strand mutating humans into Zs that humanity would lose hope. If people where standard in little settlements with no contact with the outside world, just simply fortifying their defenses and preparing for an attack that they would no longer have the Will to live. That's why the movies showing the Humans kicking butt are very important for their morale. I also finding interesting that the simple jobs that the civilization depends on for daily survival earn the lowest wages, but unnecessary business CEOs make millions. It would take a war like World War Z for people to understand that. Think about it in a post apocalyptic world would you rather be able to manage a business account or build weapons and homes.