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In Cormac McCarthy’s the road, the author conveys that although there can be despair and bloodshed in the world, love overcomes al l with a little faith. The man views the boy as a symbol for hope and provides the man with game a purpose in life, to protect the boy above all. Violence is the antagonist in the novel because the people are driven into thievery, murder, and cannibalism because of the post-apocalyptic landscape. Food is scarce and people are starving, and consequently, people turn to thievery as a way to fend for themselves. At this point in time, stealing is not a crime anymore. There is no government, there are no regulations, and all is fair. When the man says that he will protect the boy at any cost, it is not an understatement. When a member of a blood cult posed a threat to the boy, the man did not so much as fidget to reach the safety of his weapon. Without overthinking, the man shot the degenerated dead before his son. The aftermath resulted in the man soothing the boy by claiming that his job is to take care of him and that he was “appointed to do that by god.” And even states he would, “kill anyone who touches the boy” (77). He tells the boy that even if they had killed someone it would not be a

Cormack McCarthy’s novel, The Road, is set in a post apocalyptic world, where humanity is struggling to survive. Through his simplistic writing style and powerful symbolism, McCarthy tells a story about the human condition as well as what it truly means to be human. Though it is set in a wasteland this novel still manages to project hope through the love of a boy and his father. The following passages are quotes that spoke to me stylistically or symbolically while I was reading.

Faith is a hard thing to master, and sometimes obtaining it is even harder. Many of the character in this novel have different opinion on whether the usage of faith is relevant in this apocalyptic world. The difference between good and evil is a relevant idea in the road, everyone that we come in contact with we are always pose with that one question, “are you one of the good guys?”. For There to be a good guy there has to be a “bad guy”. To separate the “good guys” from everyone else. This question that is posed leads to many different aspects of a person; trust, will, and belief. In Cormac McCarthy Novel, The Road, McCarthy uses Character flashbacks, motif, and religious allusion to show the separation between good and evil.

In the 21st century people seem to have become more fixated on how the world is going to end than actually living in it. This is evident in the numerous post-apocalyptic dystopian bestsellers there have been recently. One of the most prominent of those is Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Separating it from the flood of numerous other books in its genre McCarthy and The Road challenges existing motifs of post-apocalyptic literature. The Road uses these themes to focus on the central idea of good vs evil.

The need for morals passed down through the generations is a key to being a productive person and citizen. Overcoming obstacles is challenging, especially when it is dependent on a life and death situation. The devastation forces people to use survival tactics that either uphold or abandon morals. In the midst of adversity, a person must decide a course of action that will help them endure the circumstances. In the novel, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, there are situations that require people to overcoming the hurdles of living in the midst of an apocalypse.

“He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke” (McCarthy, 5). Throughout The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy, the young boy is repeatedly seen as a Christ-like symbol to the man; a sign of hope and good morality. While the man is more occupied with finding food and fending for him and the boy, the boy is much more concerned over other people and their survival. The boy wants to consistently make sure him and his father are still “carrying the fire” and that they’re the “good guys.”

Cormac McCarthy is the author of a post-apocalyptic novel, The Road, an award-winning Pulitzer Prize for Literature. The author argues that the road is the only significant path left that gives motivation to the people regardless of their circumstances, while exaggerating the world today through the representation of what the road, hope and fire are. First, this book is not a perfect accurate depiction of our current world because it does not show a representation of a government existing. The book tells the journey of a father and son heading South because it is getting colder in the Northern region.

“The Road”, by Cormac McCarthy, is undoubtedly an extremely sad and depressing story. It explores how the destruction of civilization might bring out the evil in men and how our morals might disappear if we find ourselves in a place where there is no one or nothing to stop us. However, it also shows the good in humanity (Specifically with the boy). How even through all the evil, there would still be people that were inherently good. The question is, does this book paint an overall positive or negative view of humanity?

McCarthy carefully crafted The Man’s character so that his morals and experiences alienated him from society. Everything that The Man does is for the prosperity of The Boy. When a roadrat uses The Boy for leverage and as a shield, The Man “…leveled the

The world is in desolation and every day is a struggle to live. What would seem as an impossible situation is the daily life of a man and young boy in The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The Road is a post apocalyptic story of the hardships of a man and his son. Every day the two must face starvation, bitter, cold nights, and the loss of hope. Some days are easier than other but most of them are difficult. When the world comes to an almost end and just living becomes a difficult task you have to find a reason to live for. The man’s reason was his son. Without his son the will to live and fight to live would have disappeared. The man knows this himself and so did the mother of his son. With the everyday challenges they face the hardest is simply finding

In the novel “The Road”, the author Cormac McCarthy shows how compassionate a child can be despite his surroundings. Through his novel, he takes us on an exploration of the experiences of The Boy and his father. He shows that The Boy, notwithstanding the environment that he has known his whole life.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is the author's take on a destroyed world where there are no true rules or laws anymore. There has been some kind of disaster, the nature of which is not clear throughout the book, and now a man and his boy are trying to survive in what is left. In this book the idea of justice is heavily considered. It can be seen through several scenes in the book, such as when they encounter a man in the forest, when they discover the people in the basement, when they find the bunker, when they meet Ely, when they reach the coast and when the father dies, that the man and the boy have separate ideas about what is justified. Justice is a very important theme in The Road. This is shown through the opinions of the father, the boy and their difference in opinion.

In the wake of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, America’s new world view became entrenched in fear and insecurity. The very core of America’s belief system was rocked. This new mistrust of humanity is similar to one reflected in Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road, and is especially evident in the views of the father and his millennial generation son as they travel through a vast wasteland and explore the theme of good versus evil.

When an individual embarks on a journey, they experience a diversity of situations ranging from moments of desperation, unease, or anguish to moments of pure joy, relief, or contentment. In the post-apocalyptic novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, a father and son travel along the unpredictable road, battling to survive the harsh weather and scarce food supply, as well as avoid any threats that could potentially do them harm. Throughout their journey, the father and son refer to themselves as “the good guys” and that they “carry the fire”. However as the father is on his deathbed, he reveals that the boy was the one that had always carried the fire inside of him, referring to the boy’s compassionate pleas and persistence during their travels.

Cormac McCarthy creates a sense of what a post-apocalyptic society in the novel ‘The Road’. He does this by including dreams, description of the physical landscape and human behaviour. This helps create a sense of a post-apocalyptic world because it gives us insight into what it looks like and how the people think.