I've got a new understanding of the phrase "The Walking Dead"
I'm a newbie from China and I'm glad to share my ideas.
The game gave me a brand new idea about the phrase “The Walking Dead”.
The concept of “Walking Dead” appeared in China in Jin Dynasty(265A.D.-460A.D.) in an article written by Wang Jia, in which he defined those who didn’t learn anything as walking dead. He said that someone had already been dead but he or she was still alive ,such as those thoughtful great men. While someone was still walking on the street but he or she had actually been dead because he or she didn’t want to learn and we called them the walking dead. In today’s China, Walking Dead often refers to those who didn’t have thoughts or souls and act as an animal. They are usually not interested in reading books and dislike thinking.
Then, the game made me realize that one could be one of the walking dead in doomsday and the real walking dead are those who have lost their humanity rather than the zombies. That is to say, it is human that end themselves in fact .We lose not because of the zombies but ourselves, the walking dead. The times go back to primitive age and everyone show their survival instinct. I’m quite agree with Maslow’s opinion that only in good environment can people behave in a good manner while in severe environment people tend to perform in the opposite way.
In short ,it’s an excellent game that causes players to think deeply and causes our complex emotions. If you play the game ,you will be regretful ,but if you don’t ,it will be a larger regret.
I'm not very good at English and I'm just a high school student but I really love this game.