Diary Of An Interesting Year Analysis

Comparing and Contrasting “Diary of an Interesting” Year by Helen Simpson and The Road directed by John Hillcoat. Stories of “Diary of an Interesting year” and The Road are two stories that take place in post hostile earth settings. The Road has taken place in years after a cataclysmic even transformed earth. Presumably by stopping time distorting food, weather and everything as we knew it. This has transformed society and everyone has to fin for themselves. With little food and raptures of people who have turned to cannibalism to survive, the main character is in search for a better escape for his surviving son. “Diary of an Interesting year” setting is a little different, but the ideas are the same. “G” sand his wife are left devastated …show more content…
In a world where everyone is either cannibals or dying, there are not many options. However, their main goals are to get their families to safer and better place. "G" and his wife are traveling north while the "man" and boy are traveling south far food and warm weather. Although they come across their fair share of trouble they both are determined to see that the other one survives without them. The “man” leads his son as far as he can but is swiftly falling ill. After making it down south, not long after, the “man” succumbs to his sickness. “G” leads his wife north but is soon killed not long after their escape from home by another foreigner. The similarity with the boy and G’s wife is they both lost the person who kept them alive through the worst of times. “G”s wife, and the boy are both in some way fragile. They learn to trust their partners and comply with the request to move on from one location to another to search for better living conditions. “G” teaches his wife about the world while the “man” teaches his son how to survive. In contrast to, e both stories the main character dies before they can see that their loved one has reached their …show more content…
After hosting guest who presumably are bigger and stronger than “G” ransacks the house in search of their food hideaways once their food is found “G” tries to gain back the items of food that were taken from them but was beaten up. “G” and his wife decided to flee after the harsh environments of the home, from the beatings to sleeping on the kitchen floor and table he decide enough is enough and to leave. After fleeing the home “G” and his wife are than aced with new problems. “G” and his wife are kidnapped where “G” is than killed. He leaves his wife alone as she is raped over time finally becoming impregnated by their capturer. After realizing she does not want to bring a baby in to the wicked world she kills her captive and the bay as well. Leaving them both behind to continue north alone. The contrast between both stories are their endings, in “Diary of an interesting year” we have an ending that is dysfunctional and heartbreaking for the wife all while the Road has a seemingly happy ending for the