Warm Bodies

I really loved this book on both an academic level and a casual level. It is highly entertaining, thought provoking and well written. I saw several things that really spoke to me but mostly the comparison of humanity and memories.

Throughout the story there are correlations between the meaning of humanity and memories. Marion makes a point that without memories humanity is lost. Memories are how we remember where we have been and how we prepare for the future. When memories are lost we become inhuman because memories are defined by humanity.

I thought this really said a lot because we often forget our memories and this is when I feel we become less human. It is important to remember our pasts because they make the people we become and mistakes should be learned from not hidden away to be repeated someday again.

There are so many moments when memory comes into play in the book, from Perry's clear memories to R's broken and fuzzy ones and each one has the important job of explaining the human condition. Without our memories we do not exist, we become creatures without morals, loyalty or love.