How does the loss of civilization and humanity that the characters in William Forstchen’s novel One Second After experience as they survive in a post-apocalyptic Hobbesian State of Nature re

Finish reading William Forstchen’s novel One Second After. You have also been studying how the zombie apocalypse (and the apocalypse in general) as portrayed in Pop Culture References can serve as metaphor and social commentary. Furthermore, you have been examining life in the post-apocalypse as portrayed in Pop Culture References and the various themes (i.e., political ideologies, philosophies, and theories; systems of societal organization; social customs and perspectives) that arise in the post-apocalyptic world, including the overarching theme of barbarism that pervades the breakdown of civilization and return to the State of Nature.
Write a thematic essay* that answers the following question: How does the loss of civilization and humanity that the characters in William Forstchen’s novel One Second After experience as they survive in a post-apocalyptic Hobbesian State of Nature reflect (or serve as a metaphor for) the tenuous line separating civilization from barbarism in our own society today? In order to answer this question, you will need to have read One Second After and read the selection from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and at least 2 credible recent news articles about events or issues that call into question, either implied or explicitly, just how civilized our society is today. You will then explain how the metaphor works by explaining specific characters, events, &/or issues in One Second After and how these connect to Hobbes’ theory of the State of Nature and the barbarism that reveals itself in present-day events that affect our society &/or world today.