An interest to me that comes up in the novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, is survival. The Road is 287 pages telling a journey, in third person omniscient, of a man and his son on a road trying to survive in a world where a catastrophic event caused destruction of human civilization. Death is a constant worry as The Man and The son continue on the road. There is no electricity or phones, all stores are empty, no houses for shelter, plant life is gone, and no fish in the water. In the novel, there are many themes; destruction, death, parental love and protection, and isolation. But the gist throughout the novel is, survival. Survival is the most powerful natural act of staying alive that can be a strength or a weakness. It is an important
