Why is 'Segen' reluctant to provide her real name?
In World War Z, the Israeli soldier that Gerry rescues introduces herself as Segen, which I see is simply Hebrew for the rank of lieutenant. Why is she reluctant to provide her real name?
Is she similarly reticent in the book?
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You're right about the name "Segen", which is not real name used in Hebrew, but only the rank. I don't know why she wouldn't use her name.
However, I can answer your second question easily - she wasn't, because she doesn't exist in the book. The movie has very little relation to the book, other than taking a global and geopolitical look at a zombie apocalypse. The book is built as a post-apocalypse UN report, not as a personal narrative/adventure of a specific operative.
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What happened to Segen in World War Z?
So, instead of Gerry and Israel soldier Segen ending up at the World Health Organization facility, where they discover that people with terminal illnesses are invisible to the zombie, World War Z's original ending has the pair headed to Moscow, where they arrive without incident.Is Segen a name?
Segen Eritrean women's name more than 30% ITS means first seads start to grow and also in Tigriga segen meas ostrich. German word translating to "blessing, benediction; charm; prayer; spell, incantation". It is in origin a loan from Latin signum s\u012bgn\u0101re "to make a sign", viz.Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer
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Answer 2
This may have also been a play on words. In Hebrew is does mean 'Lieutenant' while in German it means 'Blessing'
Mayhap they were giving her some implied history in the name/title that her family may have survived another nasty bit of history?
Answer 3
Segen is 7 in Hebrew and blessing in german. And if you know kabbalah the 7 blessings are very important for "correction" or the "apocalypse". Which is in line with this film. So assume he is suppose to be going to Israel to receive the 7 blessings before attempting to end correction or save the world. I guess putting him the roll of savior or messiah, if you dare.
So maybe there was a bit of "depth or "meaning" after all. It usually is if you look hard enough for it
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