In Danger Word by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, the character, Kendrick undergoes hardships in this new zombie apocalyptic world. I like when we read this story from Kendrick's young perspective. We can see how hard it is for him to understand death and the events that occur around him, while still maintaining some semblance of innocence. As a child, Kendrick seems to know without fully understanding, for example, he was hurt when Grandpa Joe explained to Kendrick that he shot Kendrick's mother. Kendrick understands something's wrong and that people change, but he doesn't quite grasp what's happening. But then again, are the human parts during the transformation completely erased?
During Grandpa Joe's transformation, the change is described as "going to sleep." Grandpa Joe describes the creature he feels inside him, taking over and becoming him, but he didn't distinguish that he died or anything. What Grandpa Joe became is "not-himself." He's ruled over by another being, but does the old Grandpa Joe still exist in there?
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