“There is no God and we are his prophets”: Deconstructing Redemption in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. (paper under review: not for quotation) Stefan Skrimshire The University of Manchester stefan.skrimshire@manchester.ac.uk 09/09/09 Abstract Despite its overwhelmingly positive reception‚ the apparently redemptive conclusion to Cormac McCarthy’s The Road attracted criticism from some reviewers. They read in it an inconsistency with the nihilism that otherwise pervades the novel‚ as well
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diamond. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ presents the theme of the universal and inevitable functions of choice and time. Frost successfully supports this theme through vivid and continuous symbolism‚ among the entire story. Initially‚ Frost introduces an idea that every decision consists of only two options: to do something or not to do something‚ each with certain repercussions. In the beginning‚ the speaker is in the woods and ahead of him are two separate roads. Each road symbolizes
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“The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken" and "Ceasing by Woods on a Snowy Evening" both manage the most troublesome decisions in life. "The previous is about youth and confronting life and the last is about maturity‚ or all the more presumably‚ an old soul depleted by life. In both lyrics the speaker is in an intense condition in which he needs to pick between two ways in life" (Untermeyer). "The Road Not taken" the speaker picks the uncommon
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thoughts creatively while he wrote "The Road Not Taken"‚ one of his famous poems today. Judging from the title‚ tells us that the theme of this poem are about life and choices. The first stanza of the poem reveals the uncertainty and difficulty in trying to make a decision while he regrets because he sees that there were "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/ And sorry that I could not travel both" (1-2) He observes the two roads and sees that one of the roads was " grassy and wanted wear" (8) while
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Put a hook of some sort here… “Back Roads”‚ by Vinnie Rotondaro‚ and “A Winter’s Drive”‚ by ReadWorks‚ there is a common theme throughout the stories: the discovery of freedom and tranquility that is blatantly present. Not only do the stories share a common theme‚ but they also share other similarities‚ such as a male protagonist‚ the main character’s choice to take a ride in his car‚ the lazy flow of the story‚ to name a few characteristics. Despite the many similarities‚ there are also a plethora
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The road not taken – Robert Frost The poem ‘the road not taken’ explores the concept of journey in two ways. There is a metaphorical meaning that Discusses the choices made in life‚ as well as a physical journey that sends him on a quest through a path of uncertainty. Frost’s use of poetic techniques allows the reader to interpret these journeys in their own way. The physical journey takes place when the persona ‚ in this case frost‚ has to choose between two paths. It is identified that frost
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Robert Frost’s poem‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ can describe anyone’s life at any point in time because everyone needs to make decisions everyday‚ no matter how big or small. The feeling throughout the first three stanzas‚ to me‚ was a slight nervousness. The author has two choices to make and he is contemplating each one. In the fourth stanza‚ the last two lines give off a feeling of happiness‚ by taking the road less traveled by the author’s life has been changed‚ it made the difference and to me‚ it
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“The Road” The post-apocalyptic novel “The Road”‚ written by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006.[1] It deals with the journey of a father together with his son‚ who try to reach the coast after America‚ its nature and civilisation has been destroyed by some catastrophe. Therefore some important issues are implied: travelling‚ fear of death‚ nuclear war‚ goodness‚ religion‚ cannibalism and of course the relationship between father and son. Maybe that is the reason why McCarthy dedicated
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One of Robert Frost’s well known and most favored poem of all times is “The Road Not Taken.” The poem is fabricated of four stanzas which is made up of five lines each‚ and each line possess between eight and ten syllables in a approximately verse line pattern. The flow of the lines in each stanza range in an abaab tempo. The poem is so popular and familiar because the symbols of the poem is simple and easy to understand. The spokesman of the poem has the obligation to choose between two separate
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The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is structurally created with four stanzas and 5 lines within each stanza. The poem has a rhyme scheme of A B A A B‚ which helps the poem flow. This connection between each of these stanzas causes the poem to be linked at every point‚ never disconnected. Also‚ there is a similar syllable structure for the first line of every stanza‚ further keeping the poem connected at each break. The title of the poem acts as foreshadowing for the piece of poetry. The
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