Everybody wonders about the future. People wonder if they, their children or even grandchildren will grow up in a safe, peaceful society. The Dystopian genre in fiction introduces a devastating turn on the future of the world in which no sane person would enjoy living in. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road delivers a compelling sense of misery in it’s shattered, dark atmosphere. The book focuses on describing it’s horrific world, developing it’s few characters, and adding warnings, which are all elements of Dystopian novels.
A must in Dystopian novels is taking place in a terrible world. The main point of a Dystopian story is to create a somber atmosphere. Literature for Today’s Young Adults, written by Kenneth L. Donelson and Alleen P. Nilsen, says that a Dystopian novel must occur in an unsatisfactory world. It particularly states that a Dystopian novel always takes place in deceased or bad land (Donelson, Nilsen, 240). In the novel, a character only known as “the man” is trying to recall how the world was before it turned into the disaster we know in the story. He however, cannot seem to revive certain characteristics. While he was taking a break, the man begins to wonder about the old world. He tries to remember, but he forgets some attributes that made the world special. Then the book informs: “He’d had this feeling before, beyond the numbness and the dull despair. The world shrinking down about a raw core of …show more content…
Using the man to describe and emphasize the frightening world, taking the time to flesh out it’s cast, and adding tragic yet inspirational messages allows The Road to create a depressing, realistic tale. The Road is an underrated gem of a novel which will leave the reader with feelings of relief, pity, and sorrow that almost no book can
A must in Dystopian novels is taking place in a terrible world. The main point of a Dystopian story is to create a somber atmosphere. Literature for Today’s Young Adults, written by Kenneth L. Donelson and Alleen P. Nilsen, says that a Dystopian novel must occur in an unsatisfactory world. It particularly states that a Dystopian novel always takes place in deceased or bad land (Donelson, Nilsen, 240). In the novel, a character only known as “the man” is trying to recall how the world was before it turned into the disaster we know in the story. He however, cannot seem to revive certain characteristics. While he was taking a break, the man begins to wonder about the old world. He tries to remember, but he forgets some attributes that made the world special. Then the book informs: “He’d had this feeling before, beyond the numbness and the dull despair. The world shrinking down about a raw core of …show more content…
Using the man to describe and emphasize the frightening world, taking the time to flesh out it’s cast, and adding tragic yet inspirational messages allows The Road to create a depressing, realistic tale. The Road is an underrated gem of a novel which will leave the reader with feelings of relief, pity, and sorrow that almost no book can