Essay On Cormac Mccarthy The Road

Humanity and violence was the biggest theme in the story. Cormac McCarthy is the author of the book “The Road”. He’s one of the authors who write post-apocalyptic novels. He’s expressing that the world is in shambles with little humanity. In the book, there is a new world because the old world was way back in the past and now it has changed. There is dead everywhere, the world is dark because that is how the apocalypse is, and many humans have turn into savages trying to survive. There could be people making journeys trying to find new life. Crazy groups banning together to try to survive on their own. But violence and moral in the apocalypse is never a good thing, so it should not be justified. Violence is one of the worse scenarios for humans. It can cause huge
His only reason to survive was to keep going in the hopes to find somewhere safe. The man with the bow and arrow shot at the father because he fears that the sin (god’s evilness) came to earth and made humanity terrible and violent. He shot at the father because he thought the father was an evil one. He cares about himself. The thief was similar to the bow and arrow man because he is finding supplies for himself. The man has the responsibility to protect the boy and keep him safe from the harm and evil. This makes him believe that doesn’t care for others and for humanity because most of it is destroyed and the rest will be extinct. He shows his him to carry the fire or go to the light that will find hope for him. The boy does believe in the fire, but there is something else different from him. The boy is strong, but he is also sensitive and compassionate. He shows more sympathy towards the people during the journey. The boy’s shows to his father the meaning of kindness to them in the road. This is one of the reasons why the boy wants to be the good guy. Also the boy is the one of the reasons why the father needs the strength to