Warm Bodies

In Warm Bodies, a very stark critique and message is made throughout the novel; the themes of forgiveness, hope, and change for the future, are present in this post-apocalyptic world, which make this universe much different than typical end of the world novels or movies. Although this world is still overrun by zombies, the zombies represent people and their capacity to change from something horrible to something beautiful. The main character, R’s transformation is shown from being a something to someone, and that someone that wants to actively change his “fate” from being a monster. The capacity of people to change, and that life is more than simply surviving, and that it is finding a greater purpose are messages that shine through. The author’s critique is clear here, in that the roles of forgiveness, shown by Julie’s forgiveness of R in his part of the murder of Perry, and that war and hatred is the true cause of zombification; they are the true reasons people lose their souls.