Genre
Fiction, Zombie Fiction
Setting and Context
A post-apocalyptic city where the dead are hunting the living
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is that of R, a recent Zombie
Tone and Mood
Both tone and mood are dark and dramatic; however there is also hope.
Protagonist and Antagonist
R is the protagonist, the Boneys the antagonists.
Major Conflict
There is conflict between the Boneys and the Living, particularly at the end of the book.
Climax
The Boneys disperse and the Living decide to accept the reviving zombies into society once more.
Foreshadowing
Grigio realizes that R is a zombie which foreshadows his attacks on his person.
Understatement
No specific examples.
Allusions
The pre-apocalyptic city is alluded to frequently, particularly in things relating to the workings of the airport.
Imagery
The imagery is dark and threatening. The Boneys are described as dust filled and shriveled so that one can almost feel them as well as picturing them visually.
Paradox
R seems to be possessed in some way by the soul of Perry so that when Julie feels that she is falling in love with R she is actually rekindling her love with Perry.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the Fleshies and the Living in that they are both seen as the enemy by the Bonies.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Bonies and the Fleshies are the terms used to describe individual zombie characters in the book.
Personification
No specific examples.
