“unrepressed individual, a revolutionary figure who disregards and destroys traditional mores and values”. I feel that Q_P_, the main character in Joyce Carol Oates’ Zombie also fits the description of Krueger given by Caputi in her article. There are several instances of behavior and attitude displayed by Q_P_ in Zombie that I feel put him in the same category as the serial killer described by Caputi. He does not have the same morals and values as those shared by most others in society, but instead he displays a total neglect for traditional morals and values for those of his own. Not only is the lifestyle that he chooses to live against the morals of society but the choices he makes to in order sustain his lifestyle are against the morals typical of the society in which he lives.

Q_P_’s basic lifestyle, homosexuality, is something that is not generally accepted under the normal values of society. This is displayed throughout the entire novel by Q_P_’s desire to hide the fact that he is homosexual. It began as a small child w

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