In The Road, the father experiences a horrifying encounter later with cannibalists “He crouched and stepped down again and held out the light. Huddled against the back wall were naked people, male and female, all trying to hide, shielding their faces with their hands.” (McCarthy 110) That’s where the reality of their situation hit me and the extremities that people would take to survive even if they lose their humanity doing it. And the way the father reacted is precisely how I would have reacted as well. I know after running away the boy felt bad for not helping, but I agree with the father’s actions of escaping and not helping because my only other responsibility is watching my little brother and no one else. The father and boy both encountered
