I am legend npr coverage of i am legend by richard matheson. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from shmoop and verify that you are over the age of. I am legend study guide from litcharts the creators of. Legend is told from the perspective of two leading characters. Plot summary for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The i am legend novel community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. I am legend is a novel by richard matheson in which robert neville struggles to survive as the sole remaining human in a world overrun by vampires robert neville is the only.
Legend is a fascinating tale about the dangers of power and totalitarian rule. Santiago arrives at the church and falls asleep contemplating the strange way god has guided him to the treasure. This summary of i am legend includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Frodos shoulder aches in memory of the wound, and he feels an immense pressure beating him from the outside. In the republic of america of the future, human life is no longer valued, and what matters most is that power is kept. I am meant to be writing a blog about how i am legend, by the late, immensely great, richard matheson, is the king of vampire novels. I am legend by richard matheson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the book i am legend the phrase is used in the very last sentence of the book, and i was just wondering what does it mean. A virus was created using the measles in order to cure cancer. Day, a renegade from the streets, and june, an elite student at drake university and the republics shining prodigy. Richard matheson s 1954 novel i am legend blends science fiction and horror into a pulp classic.
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The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth, the omega man, and i am legend. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and. I am legend read online free from your pc or mobile. Stephen king dedicated his book, cell, to richard matheson. I am legend focuses on lieutenant colonel robert neville will smith, a doctor fighting a virus that has seemingly wiped out all of the human race except him. Afterward, sam and yama ride off into the sunsetso to speakand into legend. What does i am legend mean in the book with that title.
I am legend study guide from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Romero said that his iconic movie, night of the living dead, was influenced by richards book, i. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in i am legend, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Learn am legend book with free interactive flashcards. What is some figurative language in the book i am legend. Choose from 276 different sets of i am legend book flashcards on quizlet. This book is also a story about friendship in unlikely places though, and how we can misjudge people when we first meet them. I am legend characters from litcharts the creators of. I am legend author richard matheson was himself a real. He wrote an opera called mefistofele, and in disgrace david luries first book takes it as his subject 1.
George gordon, lord byron, was one of the most important poets of the. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of. It is led by one of the black riders, the lord of the nazgul. Day is a criminal on the run for stealing from the republic and making the government look foolish. As a vampire novel, the touchstone for am legend is, without a doubt, bram stokers dracula a novel which matheson mentions more than once over the course of the book. On a morning in january 1976, a man named robert neville walks around his house, carefully checking to see if its wellfortified.
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