The artist Marilyn Manson is well-known for his thought-provoking statements and provocative lyrics. One of his more interesting comments concerns zombie films, specifically "The Walking Dead." In this regard, Manson enjoys these movies because they offer a powerful metaphor for identity loss.

Think of society as a garden in which each individual is a different flower with a unique scent and color. In such a situation, the idea behind a zombie outbreak is not that people change into something different but just as scary, such as legendary creatures from folklore. People instead resemble empty shells, devoid of their uniqueness, and reduced to haphazard beings motivated only by instinct.

Manson's artistic vision is strongly aligned with this idea, which reflects themes of conformity and self-loss that he frequently addresses in his work. The zombies stand for a bleak reality in which one loses one's sense of self, resulting in a sort of living death. This viewpoint serves as a sobering reminder of the perils of becoming disconnected from one's actual self in a society that occasionally demands conformity.

Manson challenges us to consider how we preserve our uniqueness and fend off social pressure to fit in with what might not be true to who we are by making this comparison. His understanding of zombie stories offers an engaging framework for analyzing more general questions of identity and morality.