General Raj-Singh Character Analysis

One of the much-admired heroes of the novel. He is famous among armies all over the world for coming up with the square formation to fight the zombies so soldiers could face the enemy on every side. At one battle, his crew ran out of ammunition and knew they would all die—and yet, Raj-Singh refused to leave his men and planned to fight with them till the end. Finally, one of his soldiers hit him in the face with his rifle, and when Raj-Singh fainted from the pain, they carried him away to safety. This incident highlights Raj-Singh’s sense of fairness, as well as his soldiers’ deep admiration for him. They knew he would be useful in war and wanted to save his life. Raj-Singh makes his final appearance on a mountain pass by the Himalayas where Sergeant Mukherjee is struggling with the responsibility of having to blow up the pass to prevent the zombies from getting into India’s safe zone. However, there are many people on the bridge who will be blown up, too, so Raj-Singh says he will press the detonator and take on the responsibility of their deaths. When the bombs don’t detonate, Raj-Singh rushes into the crowd to fix it and succeeds in blowing up the bridge. In the process, he dies along with the other people on the bridge, but he succeeds in sealing off the safe zone from zombies. His action is similar to Captain Chen’s, who takes on the responsibility of killing people in order to save others. Raj-Singh is also a foil to General Lang, who took the easy way out by committing suicide when he was burdened with guilt.