to survive is to continue to live or exist when the world goes to shit, and suddenly theres no such thing as "dead", elaine and her family make it through the beginning. the initial stages of panic. of course, no family can make it through untouched. elaine is bitten, and dies. her family promised her they wouldn't let her turn, but they can't do it, they can't kill her. they lock her in the bathroom waiting for her to turn, and she does, but she's not a flesh thirsty monster. elaine is exactly the same, except for the fact that she's dead. elaine was just trying to survive the end of the world, and maybe she still can. even if she's not living, she's still existing. (yes, this is a walking dead fan fiction, characters of the walking dead will be incorporated into the story!)