The political leaders in America ignored the warnings and punished all those who claimed there was a problem in the first place. In other countries, however, including in the United States, the situation quickly got out of hand. Even though they were mocked by the other countries, their efforts quickly paid off. The first country to go on the defense and to try to control the situation in Israel. This proves that for the governments, their priority was saving their own reputation and not the general population. Those who reported seeing zombies were demeaned and accused of making up stories or even suffering from mental illnesses. The virus spreads quickly all over the world and at first, the countries do not understand the gravity of the situation. This initial presentation has the purpose of alluding to the idea that the governments are the ones to blame for letting things get out of control namely because they refused to admit there was a problem in the first place. Kwang is shocked to learn that Patient Zero was not the first one to be infected and also to be imprisoned for his attempt to reveal the truth to the general public. This tendency to cover up the truth also appears in the first chapter where the narrator interviews a Chinese doctor named Kwang Jing-shu who was among the first to discover the virus and to come into contact with the person who was then called Patient Zero. The original report was highly redacted to make sure it does not put the government in a bad light and that the politicians will not be affected by it. Still, the narrator and the governmental forces want to create a document to write down all the events and to make sure something similar will never take place again.ДЇrom the beginning of the novel, the government is harshly criticized for trying to cover up what really happened. According to the narrator, the world is not in the post-pandemic stage and the spread of the virus which turns humans into zombies is contained. The novel starts with a prologue in which the purpose of the writing is revealed. World War Zis probably one of his best-known novels and this is because the novel was adapted into a very popular film starring Brad Pitt. Max Brooks is known today as one of the best fiction writers and his attention to detail makes his novels a masterpiece. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make yourВ own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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