Tim O Brien's The Road
The novel The Road is about the relationship between a boy and his father after the apocalypse. The boy and the man struggle every day just to get a piece of food in their stomach to be able to stay alive. Staying alive after the apocalypse destroyed the planet that was once known to be Earth would be a major challenge and numerous factors would come into play. Some of these factors would be a food source, shelter and even more importantly, your companions. Who you're spending your time with in the post apocalyptic world can seriously decide your fate. Based on the the evidence in the novel, the two people I would want most to accompany me would be my mother and my father.
In the post apocalyptic world I would want both my father and my mother
to join me on my journey. When thinking about who you want to spend the rest of your life with after the apocalypse you can either look at the companionship part of the decision or you can focus on the survival part. I chose my mother because quite simply she is my mother. I would want to have that mother instinct by my side as we fight to stay alive. I know for a fact that she would always have my back and she wouldn't think twice about giving her life for mine. My father would do the same exact thing as my mother but he also has the ability to figure anything out. He can completely reassemble a broken down automobile and hook up a complex plumbing system with little to no instruction. His ideas are so creative and unique that he could possibly do anything is the post apocalyptic society.
The post apocalyptic world would be quite a handful if you were with complete and utterly ignorant people or even alone. Both of my parent would be more than perfect to have as companions to assist in my survival. My moms motherly instinct mixed with my father's intelligence, we could make it so far in the world. However, even though having their skills would be an amazing advantage, having the comfort of being with my own parents would make the terrible circumstances seem less atrocious than it already is.
In the post apocalyptic world I would want both my father and my mother
to join me on my journey. When thinking about who you want to spend the rest of your life with after the apocalypse you can either look at the companionship part of the decision or you can focus on the survival part. I chose my mother because quite simply she is my mother. I would want to have that mother instinct by my side as we fight to stay alive. I know for a fact that she would always have my back and she wouldn't think twice about giving her life for mine. My father would do the same exact thing as my mother but he also has the ability to figure anything out. He can completely reassemble a broken down automobile and hook up a complex plumbing system with little to no instruction. His ideas are so creative and unique that he could possibly do anything is the post apocalyptic society.
The post apocalyptic world would be quite a handful if you were with complete and utterly ignorant people or even alone. Both of my parent would be more than perfect to have as companions to assist in my survival. My moms motherly instinct mixed with my father's intelligence, we could make it so far in the world. However, even though having their skills would be an amazing advantage, having the comfort of being with my own parents would make the terrible circumstances seem less atrocious than it already is.