He does not see how the world has transformed. When he opens his eyes, the previous world already becomes the totally different world. Especially for Coburn, as a vampire, he has a good power while living in the previous world. To drink the blood was not a problem, and he was not afraid of anyone. At first, he still thinks that it “would be easy pickings in this city by heading down to Times Square or Penn Station” (Wendig 15). However, he realizes that not enough food supply exists. Moreover, zombies are not afraid of Coburn but even approach to him, which proves that he is not the most powerful being anymore. One of the zombies “wrapped his hands around Coburn’s throat and turn the tables (11).” The new world does not let him find any fresh person, which makes him starve to the fresh blood. His reaction illustrates that the lack of preparation for the change makes difficult to deal with the problems, and to familiarize with the new environment is not easy.
On the other hand, Kayla and other characters are the roles of “experienced tourists” (Cho 21). As humans, they do not face the change suddenly. Instead, they observe the gradual transformation of the world, which helps them to deal with the crisis with more …show more content…
Therefore, Coburn asked Kayla to shoot him (Wendig, 302). However, even after Kayla shoots Coburn, the world does not return to original state. “The rotters were still around, after all (309).” Then, is the world truly saved? It depends on the definition of “save”. If saving the world means returning the world into previous state, it is hard to succeed. However, if the definition is to maintain the peace, the world in Double Dead is already saved since the human, Gill and the vampire, Coburn become harmonious and rely on each other not to make Kayla’s sacrifice in
On the other hand, Kayla and other characters are the roles of “experienced tourists” (Cho 21). As humans, they do not face the change suddenly. Instead, they observe the gradual transformation of the world, which helps them to deal with the crisis with more …show more content…
Therefore, Coburn asked Kayla to shoot him (Wendig, 302). However, even after Kayla shoots Coburn, the world does not return to original state. “The rotters were still around, after all (309).” Then, is the world truly saved? It depends on the definition of “save”. If saving the world means returning the world into previous state, it is hard to succeed. However, if the definition is to maintain the peace, the world in Double Dead is already saved since the human, Gill and the vampire, Coburn become harmonious and rely on each other not to make Kayla’s sacrifice in