A Brief Analysis of the Death Theme of The Dead

Abstract

The Hot Zone: The Ebola Story, written by American writer Richard Preston, has become one of the most influential non-fiction classics about the Ebola virus. The book points out that illness can lead to both a diminished life and a renewed spirit. The novel shows how illness can contribute to a shift in social cognition, including a reorientation of one's identity. People worship and praise certain social groups, giving rise to cultural revivals and new ideologies. At the same time, people's cognition of social class is changed, and people's collective consciousness and the consciousness of the community of human destiny are born. Based on the analysis of the responsibilities of each subject in this book, this paper will clarify the corresponding responsibilities of each subject in public health ethics.