Rick Grimes is the protagonist and survivor of the zombie apocalypse in AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead” produced by Frank Darabont, based on the comics created by writer Robert Kirkman. Rick’s outstanding personality does not go unperceived. As the series progresses, Rick gradually developed from a courteous, earnest, moralistic personal into a hardened, ruthless, somber survivor due to his unstable mentality. Although his personality drastically changes his stubborn, generous, and caring qualities always come into view. A Lot of Rick's personality is from his experiences before the apocalypse, during the apocalypse, and being a father. Rick is in his early 40’s, tall, slim, with dark brown hair that steadily turns grey over the course of the series, he has blue eyes, and light skin. Rick is typically calm, intelligent, and humble. He is very caring towards his family and friends, …show more content…
and will do anything to protect them. His care for his group, and his vast combat skill resulted in the group looking up to him for guidance, and him becoming the group leader. Throughout the story line Rick and his group have faced numerous antagonists including zombies, his own best friend, the governor, and groups called “The Whisperers”, “The Hunters”, and most recently “The Saviors” whom have all viciously hurt Rick and his group in indescribable ways. The most recent terrorist to Rick and his community Alexandria are called “The Saviors”. The Saviors are extortionists, they resort to murder and brutality to coerce other communities of survivors to provide a steady stream of food and other goods in exchange for not murdering them. While dealing with external conflicts, Rick also possesses numerous internal conflicts. At the beginning of the apocalypse, Rick's best friend Shane was hooking up with his wife Lori. Lori ended up pregnant not knowing if Rick or Shane is the father, and died while giving birth to Rick's possible daughter Judith. Shane tried killing Rick various times resulting in a fight where Rick killed Shane. Rick has also been in situations where loved ones have been murdered in front of his face, and where he and his group were kidnapped, and almost killed by barbarous cannibals. Rick has saved his group and himself from very difficult situations but his stubborn cling to his personal strong has unfortunately caused Rick to make some bad calls and cause extra stress for his group. For example, in season 4 a deadly flu swept through their group. Carol killed two seriously ill flu victims in hopes of preventing the spread of the lethal disease (which was a success). While this was happening, Rick was playing farmer and completely dodged the fact that this deadly flu was occurring and focused on his crops. When he found out Carol killed the two people, he was suddenly leader again and not a farmer, he responded to the situation by kicking carol out to let her survive the apocalypse alone which I believe he just doesn’t have the authority to do! Just before Carol leaves she says to Rick “If you thought it would save Judith or Carl, would you have done it then, or would you have gone back to your crops and hoped everything would be ok?”, if this was the case Rick would've killed them without a doubt. His stubbornness to being leader of the group caused him to automatically decide what to do to Carol and her reasoning rather than thinking about the situation logically. Secondly, in season 3 Rick made a deal with a psycho man who called himself The Governor, who watched dead people's heads in fishtanks for fun, to turn in Michonne. It was very stubborn of Rick to even consider turning Michonne in to keep himself safe. Over the course of the last few seasons Rick has became mentally unstable.
Rick started off as a courteous, earnest, moralistic personal, his unstable mentality lead him to become a hardened, ruthless, somber survivor. Rick first showed signs of an unstable mentality after killing his best friend Shane. For a portion of season 3, the loss of Rick's wife Lori causes him to become mentally unstable. Rick becomes a prisoner of his own mind and forgets about everything and everyone for a while. After Lori’s death, Rick begins to see physical hallucinations of her. Not only that, Rick then “talks” to Lori and other deceased group members through a broken telephone in the prison but all the conversations were in his head and not real. Other times Rick went crazy occurred when he literally ripped a guy's throat out with his teeth, and when he took on a whole herd of zombies by himself. Rick went ballistic during those times, if Rick was mentally stable he wouldn't have acted like a zombie by ripping someone's throat out or take on a hundred of zombies by himself, that's a suicide
mission. Although Rick is very stubborn and mentally unstable, he is very generous and caring towards his family, and group members. Rick takes responsibility for the group members’ safety, and he takes that responsibility seriously by making decisions for everyone and ensuring that everyone is taught ways to defend themselves. As a leader, Rick is willing to do anything to protect his group, including taking on the dirty or emotionally difficult jobs. Rick is genuinely honorable and helpful, as he provides information or equipment to survivor groups closer the earlier episodes. During battles between the prison and the govenor, Rick puts himself upfront so that he can get hit with the bullets instead of his family and group members. That selfless act shows how generous and caring Rick is because he is risking his life over everyone else's. Furthermore, in season 7 Rick makes a noise while MIchonne was hunting causing her deer to run away. To make up for it, Rick sees a deer when killing zombies and makes a stop to get it for Michonne. While doing this act Rick falls hard causing him to get a concussion, and almost get eaten by a small herd of zombies. After almost getting killed he says to Michonne “I tried, but I still owe you one. This act was so generous and caring of Rick, he risked his life to get a deer for Michonne just because he thought he owed her one. Other times throughout the season we encounter numerous times where Rick acts generous and caring, either for risking his life for his group, and saving others outside of his group.
It starts out as finding a safe place from the zombies, but later, as the group is more and more confident in their defense against the zombies, it becomes about protecting themselves from other groups of non-zombies. Paul A. Cantor explains in his story that “this show suggests that its characters must ultimately reply on themselves and their own resources. In various flashbacks, we learn that, prior to the zombie plague, the husband and wives were generally unhappy in their marriages, with soap opera consequences.” (290) The greatest example of survival skills on the Walking Dead, comes from a character named Carol. Watching season 1, you would’ve never imagined Carol being alive in season 7. In the beginning, Carol’s character is a beaten down mousy housewife and mother. Her husband was very emotionally and physically abusive. This vicious cycle of abuse left Carol with little self-worth that left her mentally unprepared for survival skills needed in this zombie apocalypse. Carol quickly realizes that she needs to take matters into her own hands and makes tough decisions that no one in the group will. She eventually becomes so passionate about self-preservation that she starts teaching knife skills to children in their group. Another example of how ruthless her survival skills evolved, she takes a murderess child to the field and tells her “look at the pretty flowers,” and then shoots her in the back of the
In the prologue of Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissinger, football team, Panther, has players who have fears/problems to overcome before a important game with their biggest rival the Midland Lee. The main characters include Boobie Miles who had dealt with a tragic accident on his knee the last game he played causing him to get surgery leading him to not play as well as he did before, Jerrod McDougal who knows he can’t make a collage team because of his height, Mike Winchell who lives in poverty with his mother, Ivory Christian who has a love/hate relationship with football, and Brian Chavez who is a gifted football player and student being on top in every class.
James Parker essay “Our Zombies, Ourselves,” informs readers that the zombie has almost outranked the vampire, and why they’re so popular. This undead monster originated from a Caribbean folk nightmare and was adapted over time by, the Halperin brothers, William Seabrook and George Romero and numerous others. Much like the vampire, zombies owe their fame to the progressiveness of technology, allowing them to consistently invade various media forms. The zombie has infested countless tv shows, movies, video games, and books, throughout the 21st century. Zombies themselves are soulless corpses who were regurgitated back into the world of the living. This making them rejects from the underworld, this presents the zombie as rejected yet inexpungable. What makes the zombie so popular, however, is that symbolizes everything that is rejected by humanity. “Much can be made of him, because he makes so little of himself. He comes back, He comes back, feebly but unstoppably” (Parker). The zombie represents humanity itself as well as what is rejected by humanity. Much like individuals today, the zombie is burdened by life’s demands, converting to nothing but a rotting, groaning human shell that stumbles through life without a purpose. The zombie is symbolizer of the real world, and all things irrepressible, whereas the vampire is a symbol of an alternate world and all things
He sacrificed his happiness for Ilsa’s by giving her and Victor the visas so they would be safe. He shoots the police officer who was going to call for the plane to stop. He knew he had to kill him so Ilsa and Victor could get away to America. He could have been put into jail for shooting the police officer he sacrificed his wellbeing for theirs. When the young girl comes to Rick to ask about the man selling the visas he lets her husband win ten thousand dollars so the girl would not have to pay for the visas in other ways. He could have been caught cheating and lost peoples trust. He could have lost the business and trust of the people who are always gambling and buying drinks at
Will Allen (2013), a multi-talented, meticulous man who turned his profession from a basketball player to a professional salesman and then finally, into an urban farmer, in his book THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTION precisely elucidates the significance of being patient in everyday life and how farming played an important role in teaching him this extremely important life skills.
As Holden Caulfield interacts with others and meets new challenges, he reveals his innermost feelings throughout The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Some may interpret his behaviors as teenage angst, but others find that Holden reveals traits of a mental disorder. Specifically, Holden suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder “is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships” (NIMH). He often experiences uncontrollable rage that results in altercations and behaves on impulse when handling money. He also shows signs of addiction when consuming alcohol. Additionally, Holden has trouble maintaining positive relationships with
The Walking Dead is a television show produced by AMC based off the black and white comic books by Robert Kirkman. The show and comic book center around main character Rick Grimes as he learns to cope with life after waking up from a deadly wound into an outbreak of virus wielding undead creatures known as “walkers.” Over the course of season two and season three, the show starts to center around how Rick is able to command the group of survivors and the challenges they face trying to settle down in a safe area. They are confronted with another community nearby late in season three along with the increasing number of walkers in the area. While facing these challenges, the number of surviving members continues to dwindle; however, the minority ratio in the group remains below the average number of majority characters in the show.
... try to secure the downtown area, they were quickly overrun by the zombie horde. After hiding in a burned-out tank, Rick is eventually recused by a group of survivors who have been making risky supply runs into the city. When he returns to the group’s camp outside the city limits, he discovers that his wife, son, and best friend are also part of this rag-tag band. After the tearful reunion, the question of what to do next drives the subsequent episodes.
Writing a story is pretty difficult. Writing a short story is even harder, there is so much that has to be accomplished; in both commercial and literary fiction! The plot, the structure, whether it has a happy, unhappy, or indeterminate ending. There must be artistic unity, chance, coincidence, rising action, climax, falling action. Most importantly there must be characterization. Characters make the story! “anyone can summarize what a person in a story has done, but a writer needs considerable skill and insight into human beings to describe convincingly who a person is” [page 168]
Kirkman describes zombies as an infectious horror in order to establish a close relationship between zombies and contagions. One of the The Walking Dead’s most brilliant successes has been the characterization of the zombies , and it may be the secret of their popularity. In his book, The Walking Dead, Kirkman
Throughout six seasons of AMC’s ongoing hit show The Walking Dead, Rick Grimes, the main protagonist, has grown from: a tough guy police officer with a soft heart for helping others (almost always coming with a great personal risk) to the ultimate leader and survivor. Rick’s character arc during the first five seasons of the show, were about the ongoing growth/development of Rick, along with little benchmarks along the way in the form of gruesome but necessary murder. During Rick’s character arc, he goes through three major phases that reflect his morals and view of the world. These changes are then highlighted by the various brutal gory kills Rick has achieved. We as viewers get an in depth look at this gradual evolution as he fights to survive
Both Rick Grimes and his actions are moral and unselfish. Rather than being self-centered, Rick puts his life on the line to protect the group and his family with the best of his ability. The well-intentioned actions and selfless motives of Rick is evident in these three examples. In the early events of the zombie outbreak, Rick manages to escape the hospital and meets Morgan and his son Duane. After Duane mistakens Rick for a zombie and knocks him out with shovel, Morgan and him bring Rick to their shelter. Even though Rick is desperately concerned to locate his missing wife and son, he never forgets to return the favor. For a few more days, Rick stays with Morgan and Duane as he takes the two into the town's police department to use the showers and retrieve weapons and ammunition. Despite the overwhelming danger and his worried state, Rick is able to retain his good moral character to the people of of his neighborhood, like Morgan and Duane.
He displayed all the symptoms his mother did. The only difference was his killing spree that he had. The onset of this affection towards killing and decapitating came from the night when his mom told him to cut her throat so that she would not be taken by the mental institution. From this point forward, Jerry felt a thrill or fulfillment feeling when he killed the other women. Throughout the film, the audience could be confused between the different psychotic illnesses. The main illness that arose was schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is described as a person who has a split mind that may have delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, and/or negative symptoms (Kearney & Trull, 2012). Furthermore, his symptoms were persistent. Without medication or help, he lived his life in delusions and hallucinations. Unfortunately, Jerry did not have much help throughout his life. His psychiatrist did not set any goals or futures for him and also only told him to take his
The Walking Dead, a television show about surviving in the zombie world, is based on the comic book with the same name created by Robert Kirkman. In this show Rick Grimes, a sheriff's deputy, awakes from his coma and finds himself in a hospital. He soon discovers that while he was in a coma the world had become infected, turning humans into flesh-eating zombies later called Walkers by the characters. As Rick sets out to find his family he encounters many other survivors such as Glenn, Daryl, Carl, Maggie, Carol, Sasha, Hershel, Beth, and Michonne, among many others who have died along the way. Rick and the survivors have been through a lot throughout the show, such as having to move from place to place to avoid being eating by walkers. After walking a longs way, they finally find shelter in an old prison where they now live. Although The Walking Dead shows a lot violence, it sends many positive messages to the viewers that teach them about survival, religion and betray and how each of these can be beneficial in the real world
A series allows for broader representations, therefore a lot more criticism on the postmodern world. The Walking Dead’s ‘walkers’ as the character refer to them on the show, are fictional terrorists - people killing people, except their aims do not go past this, similar to a lot of terrorists in 2017. The media did not hesitate to call Salman Abedi a terrorist. Abedi was killed in the Manchester massacre, hence his intentions were never revealed. To compare, Stephen Paddock who is responsible for the Las Vegas shooting could not be labelled as a terrorist because “We still do not have a clear motive or reason why.” The definition of terrorist does not apply only to ‘Muslims’ howbeit to anyone. It is merely a stereotype that is rapidly corrupting the world. This is the same reason we enjoy zombie movies without contradiction. Terrorism is the second greatest fear in America while zombies are the least according to a Chapman University extensive survey. Zombies are fictional, as one grows up they can separate the real from the fake. Although we are still scared of them, meaning there has to be some truth. Yes, they are brain-eating monsters but they also embody a real life ordeal that we are facing greatly in reality. In The Walking Dead, an audience sees rotting facial features and thinks inhumane, dead. What we fail to notice is the dress codes. They wear everyday clothing.