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Throughout I Am Legend, Robert Neville entertains himself by listening to records of classical music. The music relaxes Neville, and reminds him of the achievements of humanity before the onset of the vampire plague. In all, Neville’s music symbolizes rapidly vanishing human civilization.
Music Quotes in I Am Legend
The I Am Legend quotes below all refer to the symbol of Music. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
With a stiffening of rage, he wrenched up the record and snapped it over his right knee. He'd meant to break it long ago. He walked on rigid legs to the kitchen and flung the pieces into the trash box. Then he stood in the dark kitchen, eyes tightly shut, teeth clenched, hands clamped over his ears. Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone!
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In Chapter One, Robert Neville has been defending himself from the vampires of Los Angeles for five months. He’s fortified his house, boarding up all the windows and reinforcing the doors. By day, Neville travels around the city, killing any sleeping vampires he can find. In the evenings, he barricades himself in his house, trying to distract himself from the sounds of vampires outside by listening to old classical music records. In the passage, it becomes clear that Neville is having a hard time adjusting to his new role as last uninfected man in Earth. The records can’t entirely distract Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus q
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Music Symbol Timeline in I Am Legend
The timeline below shows where the symbol Music appears in I Am Legend. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...finishes his meal, and tries to drown out the voices outside by listening to some records. Neville begins to think about “the women.” Outside, there are women, trying to lure him...
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Chapter 11
...he hasn’t craved alcohol all day. He spends the night eating dinner and listening to records, and he manages “to forget all about vampires for a while.”
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Chapter 14
...the dog, he’s feeling optimistic about the future. He spends the evening listening to phonograph records and relaxing while, “outside, the vampires waited.”
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