I AM LEGENDI AM LEGENDDiscussion – Chapters 1, 2 & 3Discussion – Chapters 1, 2 & 3

Mr. Wilson English 306Mr. Wilson English 306

Background?Background?What do you know about Vampires?What do you know about Vampires?Where does the story come from?Where does the story come from?

And today?And today?

But what is the story really about?But what is the story really about?

Being alone and the effects of being aloneBeing alone and the effects of being aloneMan vs. Society (Does not fit in!!!)Man vs. Society (Does not fit in!!!)

Aristotle = The Aristotle = The AgonAgonThe Apocalypse or the end of the worldThe Apocalypse or the end of the worldMotivation – what keeps him going?Motivation – what keeps him going?

Other stories that are similar?Other stories that are similar?

Chapter 1Chapter 1 "All the knowledge in those books "All the knowledge in those books

couldn't put out the fires in him, all the couldn't put out the fires in him, all the words of centuries couldn't end the words of centuries couldn't end the wordless, mindless craving of his flesh" wordless, mindless craving of his flesh" (Matheson, p.8).(Matheson, p.8).

Chapter 1Chapter 1After reading chapter 1, what do After reading chapter 1, what do

you know about Robert Neville you know about Robert Neville and what is his character like? and what is his character like?

Chapter 2Chapter 2Who was Kathy, and how Who was Kathy, and how

does Robert’s trip to fire pit tell does Robert’s trip to fire pit tell you about his past? (pp.13-you about his past? (pp.13-15).15).

Chapter 2Chapter 2““Neville had loathed his father Neville had loathed his father

and fought the acquisition of his and fought the acquisition of his father’s logic and mechanical father’s logic and mechanical facility every inch of the way. His facility every inch of the way. His father had died denying the father had died denying the vampire violently to the last” vampire violently to the last” (Matheson, p.16).(Matheson, p.16).

Chapter 3Chapter 3““Something black and of the night had Something black and of the night had

come crawling out of the Middle ages. come crawling out of the Middle ages. Something with no framework or Something with no framework or credulity, something that had been credulity, something that had been consigned…to the pages of consigned…to the pages of imaginative literature…Stoker’s imaginative literature…Stoker’s melodramatics or…raw material for melodramatics or…raw material for the B-film factories” (Matheson, p.17).the B-film factories” (Matheson, p.17).

Chapter 3Chapter 3““But are [the Vampire’s] But are [the Vampire’s]

needs any more shocking needs any more shocking than the needs of other than the needs of other animals and men?” animals and men?” (Matheson, p.20).(Matheson, p.20).

Chapter 3Chapter 3Robert Neville grunted a surly Robert Neville grunted a surly

grunt. Sure, sure, he thought, grunt. Sure, sure, he thought, but would you let your sister but would you let your sister marry one?” (Matheson, p.21).marry one?” (Matheson, p.21).