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The Road

The Road. By: Cormac McCarthy. Cormac McCarthy. Born July 20, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island 3 marriages and currently single 2 children One born in 1962 and the other in 1998 Famous works include: All the Pretty Horses No Country for Old Men The Road. Foundation. Setting

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The Road

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  1. The Road By: Cormac McCarthy

  2. Cormac McCarthy • Born July 20, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island • 3 marriages and currently single • 2 children • One born in 1962 and the other in 1998 • Famous works include: • All the Pretty Horses • No Country for Old Men • The Road

  3. Foundation • Setting • Post-apocalyptic world • A man and his son are traveling south down a road • Point of View • Third Person • From the father’s perspective • Shifts to the boy’s perspective at the end

  4. “You remember what you want to forget, and you forget what you want to remember.”

  5. Main Characters • The man (Papa) • He is left unnamed. • Protector of his son • “The boy was all that stood between him and death.” • The Boy • Also unnamed • Motivation for survival for the father • Compassionate (Christ figure)

  6. Minor Characters • The woman: • The boy’s mother and man’s wife • Walked away from her family • The “bad guys”: • Symbolic of what the world has come to • The bad man: • Shot by the father • Eli: • The only named character in the novel • The man and his son come across him on the road and the boy tries to help him

  7. Minor Characters (cont.) • The thief: • Steals everything from the boy and his father • Father is harsh, but the boy shows compassion • Man with bow and arrow: • Shoots the father in the leg • The family: • Family of a man, his wife, and two children, a boy and a girl. • They take the boy in at the end

  8. Movie Trailor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RuQrhVBvo

  9. Plot • Two travelers in a lost world • Conversation • “If you break little promises you’ll break big ones. That’s what you said.” • Screaming man struck by lightning • Man leaves his wallet in the road • “Bad guys” from the truck • Trap door in a house that leads to a cellar of starving people • The “bad guy’s” house

  10. Plot (cont.) • Shelter at a house • Encounter with Eli • Reach the ocean • Boat with food, clothes, and other items • Camp on the beach • Robbery on the beach • The man is harsh while the boy shows compassion • The father is shot • The boy is taken in by a family of travelers

  11. Quotes • “You remember what you want to forget, and you forget what you want to remember” • “Nobody wants to be here, and nobody wants to leave.” • “If you break little promises you’ll break big ones.” • “You have to carry the fire”

  12. Themes Love Trust Good vs. Evil Hope Death

  13. Symbolism • The boy as a Christ figure • Compassion and love for everyone • “You have to carry the fire”

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