What is the summary of I Am Legend?

Robert Neville (Will Smith), a brilliant scientist, is a survivor of a man-made plague that transforms humans into bloodthirsty mutants. He wanders alone through New York City, calling out for other possible survivors, and works on finding a cure for the plague using his own immune blood. Neville knows he is badly outnumbered and the odds are against him, and all the while, the infected wait for him to make a mistake that will deliver Neville into their hands.
I Am Legend/Film synopsis

What is the main theme of I Am Legend?

I Am Legend contains a surprising amount of psychological insight about grief, loneliness, and depression. The novel’s main character, Robert Neville, is the last human being left on Earth—everyone else has been turned into a vampire.

How did I Am Legend end in the book?

The book ends with a dying Neville realizing that, to the vampires, he is the bogeyman, the stuff of nightmares, as vampires themselves were once to humans. He will become a legend, not because he’s a great man, but because in his extinction he will be a cautionary tale and a mythical figure to a newly formed society.

What point of view is I Am Legend written in?

The story is told in the third person from the point of view of Robert Neville, the protagonist. Throughout the novel, the reader sees what he sees and shares his thoughts and moods.

What does “I Am Legend” about?

I Am Legend is about a zombie-like horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero.

What is the story of I Am Legend?

I Am Legend is a 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson . It follows the story of Robert Neville, the sole survivor of a disease that has killed or turned the rest of humanity into vampire-like creatures.

What is the alternate ending to I Am Legend?

Alternate ‘I Am Legend’ Ending Is Far Superior. This alternate ending to I Am Legend is (IMHO) far superior to the abrupt version in the theatrical release, and fits in better with something that happens in the film about midway through.