World War Z

Max Brooks
Literary Fiction
238-264

With the land overrun by Zombies the safest place to flee was the seas. Admiral Xu the captain of a submarine made a bold decision when he choose to leave the dock to keep thousands of people safe, even though he would be disobeying a direct order from the military. Xu told crew members to send word for their families and friends to report to the dock immediately. He then had them smuggled on to the submarine trhough crates and disguised officials. Xu waited for as long as he could before he gave the order to depart into the seas, he knew some families were still not aboard and that pained him. The submarine went into the most remote parts of the ocean and stayed there for over a year. The captain realized that the radar had picked up an increase in movement on the surface. Therefore, he order the crew to use the monitors to see what was causing the movement. What they found was astonishing, there were hundreds of thousands of aircraft carriers with tents on them, old Battle ships, and even home made rafts tied together. People were doing anything to get away from the infested land. Xu stated that they would've helped the people if it weren't for the zombies they spotted failing over board. Food became a problem for the Submarine, and it was to dangerous to sear an infested ship or even go back to the main land because of the amount of zombies on the coasts. They survived by going to what was called as the pacific continent a remote island where many people joined up under the falg of survival. They traded power for food and medical supplies, they became the millionaires of bartering. They brought light to the island during the night allowing the community more safety.

I would've done exactly what Xu did and left the dock. He saved thousands of people by taking families out to sea in the submarine. I feel bad for the people that tried to make it out to sea and there boat became infested, resulting in the death of everyone on boar. I also pity the people that didn't plan out their chances for survival and just thought as long as they get out to sea they would be safe. I would've made a plan to go out to see with supplies and a fishing rod, so i would always have a source of food. The trade deals also show how money is something or no real value as no one cared for it, the most valued things were supplies and power.