Friday, April 17, 2015

Cured from the Apocalypse

While looking around for sources for my research paper, I discovered an interesting event coming up that deals with the search for the cure for cancer. This specific is event is named "The Walking Hope," to show its theme's striking resemblance to that of AMC's "The Walking Dead." This caught my attention because the specific theme for this cancer fighting event is a zombie apocalypse! Going more in depth, this upcoming event is a charity that will be raising awareness and hosting fundraisers in support of the American Cancer Society. The charity itself will be held in Detroit, featuring many activities such as music, burlesque, slideshow acts, an apocalyptic art gallery, and vendors. The event starts on Saturday, April 18 at 8:30p.m; all of the money raised at this charity will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

This upcoming and popular event represents the theme of apocalyptic fiction very much present and influential in our society. Although apocalyptic fiction is generally thought of as a darker, heinous concept, "The Walking Hope" event shows how this theme can be altered and adapted. Based on this fact, it is apparent that apocalyptic fiction's influence on the American society can enable positive outcomes amongst the nation, though not the most appealing of positives.

2 comments:

  1. I am afraid to see scary and bloody movies so I don't watch much of things such as zombies. However, I think you can use some zombie TV show and games to support your argument about how people in United States have been changed by watching TV shows and playing games. For example, "The Walking Death" is a TV show and it also been transformed into video games that a lot of people watch and play.

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  2. At first glance, it seems kind of inappropriate to have a death-related theme for a cancer charity, but after reading about it for a little bit, it actually looks pretty cool! This is a great example of how such a seemingly unpleasant concept can be presented in a more positive light. It would be interesting to discuss this in your paper for sure.

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