Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished - Nelson Mandela. In The Road by Cormac McCarthy, McCarthy conveys that in times of devastating calamity, fairness and justice always succeeds which displays the goodness within humanity.
Fairness can occur even in the face of starvation. Starvation does not stop the goodness of humanity. “In a pocket of his knapsack he’d found a last half packet of cocoa and he fixed it for the boy and then poured his own cup with hot water and sat blowing at the rim” (McCarthy 34). Although the man probably needed the nourishment of the hot cocoa he still prepares it for the boy and lets his own needs be secondary to others. McCarthy depicts the scarcity of the hot cocoa by using the words “last” and “half” which communicates to the reader the context of this action and the sacrifice involved alluding to the fact that the goodness of humanity is not obstructed by needs. Further, basic human necessities do not stop the good in humans. “You have some, Papa. I want you to drink it. You have some” (McCarthy 23). The boy wants to drink the rest of the Coca Cola but wants to be fair even in desperate times. …show more content…
Human decency is never lost. “The boy drank and handed it back. Drink some more. You drink some, Papa” (McCarthy 201). Despite that times are limited the boy still displays decency towards the Papa and offers him the water. McCarthy illustrates the boy’s desperation in offering the Papa the water by forcefulness of his command. Additionally, no matter the circumstance decency is human nature. “The boy took the tin and handed it to the old man. Take it he whispered. Here” (McCarthy 163). Although the boy and the man have limited food they still offer it to someone that has less than them. McCarthy depicts the gentleness that the boy has towards the man by the word choice. McCarthy chose to use whisper because of its soft and kind
Fairness can occur even in the face of starvation. Starvation does not stop the goodness of humanity. “In a pocket of his knapsack he’d found a last half packet of cocoa and he fixed it for the boy and then poured his own cup with hot water and sat blowing at the rim” (McCarthy 34). Although the man probably needed the nourishment of the hot cocoa he still prepares it for the boy and lets his own needs be secondary to others. McCarthy depicts the scarcity of the hot cocoa by using the words “last” and “half” which communicates to the reader the context of this action and the sacrifice involved alluding to the fact that the goodness of humanity is not obstructed by needs. Further, basic human necessities do not stop the good in humans. “You have some, Papa. I want you to drink it. You have some” (McCarthy 23). The boy wants to drink the rest of the Coca Cola but wants to be fair even in desperate times. …show more content…
Human decency is never lost. “The boy drank and handed it back. Drink some more. You drink some, Papa” (McCarthy 201). Despite that times are limited the boy still displays decency towards the Papa and offers him the water. McCarthy illustrates the boy’s desperation in offering the Papa the water by forcefulness of his command. Additionally, no matter the circumstance decency is human nature. “The boy took the tin and handed it to the old man. Take it he whispered. Here” (McCarthy 163). Although the boy and the man have limited food they still offer it to someone that has less than them. McCarthy depicts the gentleness that the boy has towards the man by the word choice. McCarthy chose to use whisper because of its soft and kind