The Road by Cormac Mccarthy (2006) portrays the idea of a man and his son surviving in a post apocalyptic world. Through tough conditions, the man and his son create a bond that makes them depend on natural resources and each other to survive. The hard times bring many emotions that show how caring they are for each other. Cormac Mccarthy illustrate the boys compassion towards others through his characterization of speech and emotion. First, the author illustrates the compassion of the boy with the mood of sadness. The boy shows care towards others during, “They went on. The boy was crying. He kept looking back. When they got to the bottom of the hill the man stopped and looked at him and looked back up the road. The burned man had fallen
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Mccarthy writes, “ In the early afternoon they spread their tarp on the road and sat and ate a cold lunch. The man watched him. Are you talking? he said. Yes. But you're not happy. I'm okay. When we're out of food you'll have more time to think about it. The boy didnt answer. They ate. He looked back up the road. After a while he said: I know. But I wont remember it the way you do. Probably not. I didnt say you were wrong. Even if you thought it. It's okay. Yeah, the man said. Well. There's not a lot of good news on the road. In times like these. You shouldnt make fun of him. Okay. He's going to die. I know. Can we go now? Yeah, the man said. We can go,” (174-175). After seeing a man on the road struggling, the boy insists on stopping and caring for him. Later, after they have given the man food and a place to sleep and have left him alone, the boy portrays his compassion towards the old man. He shows his sympathy for others by speaking very short with his father and not showing emotion. When the boy doesn’t answer or says, “can we go now?” he chooses to speak with a stubborn, sad attitude. The boy knows that they need to survive, but also wants to help, and by shutting himself away from his father conversation characterizes the annoyance he has when he isn’t able to help
Mccarthy writes, “ In the early afternoon they spread their tarp on the road and sat and ate a cold lunch. The man watched him. Are you talking? he said. Yes. But you're not happy. I'm okay. When we're out of food you'll have more time to think about it. The boy didnt answer. They ate. He looked back up the road. After a while he said: I know. But I wont remember it the way you do. Probably not. I didnt say you were wrong. Even if you thought it. It's okay. Yeah, the man said. Well. There's not a lot of good news on the road. In times like these. You shouldnt make fun of him. Okay. He's going to die. I know. Can we go now? Yeah, the man said. We can go,” (174-175). After seeing a man on the road struggling, the boy insists on stopping and caring for him. Later, after they have given the man food and a place to sleep and have left him alone, the boy portrays his compassion towards the old man. He shows his sympathy for others by speaking very short with his father and not showing emotion. When the boy doesn’t answer or says, “can we go now?” he chooses to speak with a stubborn, sad attitude. The boy knows that they need to survive, but also wants to help, and by shutting himself away from his father conversation characterizes the annoyance he has when he isn’t able to help