Analysis Of My Zombie, Myself By Chuck Klosterman

Zombies aren’t supposed to exist. But what if they do, and we interact with them every day? Chuck Klosterman’s essay, â€Å"My Zombie, Myself†, compares everyday life to the task of killing zombies. Through elaborate metaphors, quotes from zombie experts, and a strong call to action, he successfully appeals to pathos, ethos and logos to convince his readers. Klosterman argues that even though modern life is monotonous, it is possible to escape the monotony. Klosterman uses elaborate metaphors and similes to seamlessly compare modern-day life to the prevalence of zombies in society’s media and entertainment, as well as using words with a negative connotation to influence his readers’ view of modern-day life. Through the comparison of the daily†¦show more content†¦Through doing this, he firmly establishes the fact that monotonous tasks are the new zombies, as well as further setting up the readers’ view of these tasks as negative, by using words such as uncreative and stupid. By using words with a negative connotation, Klosterman sets his readers up to be dissatisfied with the monotony of their life. Through the use of metaphors and similes that compare the completion of daily tasks to killing zombies, and the use of words with a negative connotation, Klosterman sets the reader up to show them that life can be better. Klosterman appeals to ethos, as well as pathos, with a quote from Max Brooks, a zombie expert, and continues with appeals to logos in his discussion of the quote. Max Brooks is the author of several zombie books, as well as a zombie survival guide, which lends him, and in the process, Klosterman, expertise on the subject. Since Brooks is a zombie expert, the fact that Klosterman is quoting him shows that his essay is supported by experts, and gives validity to it, and that Klosterman knows what he is talking about. This all serves to cultivate Klosterman’s ethos and to make what he says more believable to his readers. In addition, the quote from Brooks he uses further establishes the monotony of daily tasks that are repeated by comparing them to a zombie brain with the fact that they â€Å"will perform that one function†¦until its power source eventually shuts down,†(848). This appeals to