THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy is a post-apocalyptic novel about a man and his son. Both without names and both without homes. They live with the fear of human interaction besides their own. The man has a “remember when” to reflect on that gets him through his dreams. Yet, the son was born during this tumultuous time and has no positive memories to reflect on.
Anything apocalyptic has never been intriguing to me. Although, I do appreciate McCarthy’s way of slowly introducing the troubles and obstacles that they may encounter. This book has a lot of biblical references. Their situations can be viewed two ways. One way: is that they are stuck in “hell” and that God has punished or forgotten them. Or two: they have been granted the gift of survival and are left to prove that there is good left in the world.
Unfortunately, at any given time we can turn on the news and see similar events that has left many civilians left with just soot and death around them. They have to fend for themselves and often don’t make it till tomorrow because they too have to face the turmoil of survival. Their lives must seem just as bleak as these two characters, yet they still persevere with the faith of God.
There are so many unanswered questions….1) what has caused all of this turmoil? Earthquakes? Extra-terrestrial invasion? Bombings from other countries? 2) How far is “south” and will they ever reach it? 3) Has this effected all of the world or just parts of their country……? One thing that I’m pretty sure of is- since the narrator seems to be the father and there seems to be no chapters… then they at least have to make it to the end of the book.
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