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Riddley Walker and The Road

Riddley Walker and The Road. Tales of two post-apocalyptic expeditions. The Road. Nameless father and son roaming through the wasteland that exists after a global catastrophe Omnipresent themes of isolation, survival of the fittest, and good versus evil. Survival of the Fittest.

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Riddley Walker and The Road

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  1. Riddley Walker and The Road Tales of two post-apocalyptic expeditions

  2. The Road • Nameless father and son roaming through the wasteland that exists after a global catastrophe • Omnipresent themes of isolation, survival of the fittest, and good versus evil

  3. Survival of the Fittest • They see a man walking and he eventually gives up. The son wants to help him but the father says they have nothing to offer (McCarthy 49 – 50). • They find an underground bunker filled with food, blankets, beds, and everything they need to survive (McCarthy 138). • They track down a thief that took everything from them. They demand everything back, including the clothes and every possession the thief had already had (McCarthy 253 – 258).

  4. Transition to a Movie • Created in 2009 • Starred Viggo Mortensen as the father and KodiSmit-McPhee as the son • Followed closely with the book • Hard to watch at times • Gave an intensified sense of isolation that the book could not do

  5. Riddley Walker • A small civilization with a young boy, Riddley Walker, that goesabout his life in a post-apocalyptic world • Pervasive themes of Roman history and futuristic languages

  6. Futuristic Language • Words sounded out (poorly) and spelled, since they do not have any records of written language • “The Eusa Story” has even more difficult vocabulary: ”Eusased, Thayrintaul that much wudroun hear its moslyiyrn its moslystoan,” (Hoban 30) which translates to: “Eusa said, ‘There isn’t all that much wood around here. It’s mostly iron and stone.” • Entire glossary at the end of the book that gives definitions of new words (Hoban 233 – 235).

  7. Transition to a Movie • Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome (1985) • Not exactly a movie made of Riddley Walker, but there are some similarities • Auntie Entity (played by Tina Turner) in the movie is based on the character Aunty in Riddley Walker • Exhibits its own vocabulary (similar to Riddley Walker) but not as extreme • “Pockieclypse” – apocalypse • “We ain’t be slack” – they are not being lazy • Riddles are used in the movie much like they are used in Riddley Walker. "Bust a deal, face the Wheel."

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