Similarities Between The Old Man And The Road
Lola Rawding 28.11.15
In what ways do the authors, Ernest Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy, explore the notion of XXXXXXXX surrounding the arduous journeys that their characters endure.
In the two novels, “The Old Man and The Sea” and “The Road’ the authors, Cormac McCarthy and Ernst Hemmingway, explore the notion of limitless time surrounding the arduous and demanding journeys that the characters endure. It is important that we understand the interminable journey of both the old fisherman and the boy and his son. It is learnt in “The Road” that the boy is nine years old. It becomes clear through the flashbacks of the man that the boy was born at the start of the unnamed disaster. Aside from knowledge of the age of the boy, the novel delineates …show more content…
It seems the narrator of the novel is an omniscient figure that interprets the story of the arduous journey of the Boy and the Man, whilst relocating his power into the Boy. McCarthy writes, ‘If the boy is not the word of God, then God never spoke.’ This quotation demonstrations that the boy is the religious figure that is keeping the Boy and the Man sane, and thus alive. Throughout the novel, the writing describes the man’s memories, dreams and thoughts. The majority of these emotions area portrayed through a God-like figure. Throughout the novel, the Man continues to mention that he and his son are the ‘good guys’ and that they are ‘carrying the fire.’ In many different scenarios the fire is a representation of the remaining ‘hope’ that the man and the boy have. Combinations of the ‘fire’, ‘hope’ and the ‘good guys’ are all connections to God. These connections are made ever clear through the survival of the Man and the Boy and that the way they were made to survive was through spirituality and God. Finally, the Boy and the Man meet and old man named Eli, after much persuasion from his son, the man gives in an offers Eli food. The name Eli is mentioned in the Bible, this is yet another biblical reference, therefore the ‘fire’ and ‘hope’ are shared with Eli and the strength of God has grown, allowing the Man and the Boy to survive for
In what ways do the authors, Ernest Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy, explore the notion of XXXXXXXX surrounding the arduous journeys that their characters endure.
In the two novels, “The Old Man and The Sea” and “The Road’ the authors, Cormac McCarthy and Ernst Hemmingway, explore the notion of limitless time surrounding the arduous and demanding journeys that the characters endure. It is important that we understand the interminable journey of both the old fisherman and the boy and his son. It is learnt in “The Road” that the boy is nine years old. It becomes clear through the flashbacks of the man that the boy was born at the start of the unnamed disaster. Aside from knowledge of the age of the boy, the novel delineates …show more content…
It seems the narrator of the novel is an omniscient figure that interprets the story of the arduous journey of the Boy and the Man, whilst relocating his power into the Boy. McCarthy writes, ‘If the boy is not the word of God, then God never spoke.’ This quotation demonstrations that the boy is the religious figure that is keeping the Boy and the Man sane, and thus alive. Throughout the novel, the writing describes the man’s memories, dreams and thoughts. The majority of these emotions area portrayed through a God-like figure. Throughout the novel, the Man continues to mention that he and his son are the ‘good guys’ and that they are ‘carrying the fire.’ In many different scenarios the fire is a representation of the remaining ‘hope’ that the man and the boy have. Combinations of the ‘fire’, ‘hope’ and the ‘good guys’ are all connections to God. These connections are made ever clear through the survival of the Man and the Boy and that the way they were made to survive was through spirituality and God. Finally, the Boy and the Man meet and old man named Eli, after much persuasion from his son, the man gives in an offers Eli food. The name Eli is mentioned in the Bible, this is yet another biblical reference, therefore the ‘fire’ and ‘hope’ are shared with Eli and the strength of God has grown, allowing the Man and the Boy to survive for