Can you imagine our world destroyed to its bare core? Can you think of ways and reasons why society would allow the world to fall into apocalyptic times? Much more like the famous quote by Albert Einstein, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” (22). In the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the reader is placed in the aftermath of a catastrophic war that left the world in ruins such as in an apocalyptic manner. The book depicts the ordeal of a father and son trying to recuperate what these disastrous events took from them. The impending doom of society is reflected in the father who slowly loses faith and commits crimes to protect his son; nevertheless, the light at
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From corporate America always conniving against each other for that raise or more glamorous position to the communist countries that seem to be in a never-ending war. In the book, the author gives various proof that greed overcame any sense of good and bad, “By then all stores of food had given out and murder was everywhere upon the land” (McCarthy 181). This is a clear picture that as soon as food became scares people started killing each other to survive. Society progressively became destructive towards each other as soon as an essential element for survival was taken from them. Once people began committing petty crimes they opened a door for more gruesome acts of greed and cruelty to arise. Shortly after McCarthy adds, “The world soon to be largely populated by men who would eat your children in front of your eyes and the cities themselves held by cores of blackened looters who tunneled among the ruins” (181). Although not visible our world might as well be up in flames, much more like our world today, everyday people raise the bar to the cruelty of which they treat others and the environment. The author is not only painting a future but also dramatizing our current state, the book also talks about the man and the boy going to a farm where they found a locked door upon opening …show more content…
From pacifist such as Gandhi to volunteers in small towns who dedicate their lives to improving the world and sending a positive message for a future generation to follow. In the novel McCarthy illustrates who human emotions have been buried and slowly destroyed the world; subsequently, the author gives us the answer on how to the world can be restored by portraying the boy as a symbol of kindness and hope. “You have to carry the fire. I don't know how to. Yes you do. Is it real? The fire? Yes it is. Where is it? I dont know where it is. Yes you do. It's inside you. It was always there. I can see it” (McCarthy 234). This fire represents the kindness within himself, and the hope for a restored world. Throughout history, we have seen many people carrying this fire and spreading it among us. The main idea behind using a child as the last hope is to give us the incentive that anyone can be the difference between the destruction that is going on or the solution to end it. At the beginning of the book, the boy has almost no opinion on what is happening around him but as he becomes more aware of all the destruction around him he realizes he can make a difference, “The boy didn’t answer. He just sat there with his head bowed, sobbing. You’re not the one who has to worry about everything. The boy said
From corporate America always conniving against each other for that raise or more glamorous position to the communist countries that seem to be in a never-ending war. In the book, the author gives various proof that greed overcame any sense of good and bad, “By then all stores of food had given out and murder was everywhere upon the land” (McCarthy 181). This is a clear picture that as soon as food became scares people started killing each other to survive. Society progressively became destructive towards each other as soon as an essential element for survival was taken from them. Once people began committing petty crimes they opened a door for more gruesome acts of greed and cruelty to arise. Shortly after McCarthy adds, “The world soon to be largely populated by men who would eat your children in front of your eyes and the cities themselves held by cores of blackened looters who tunneled among the ruins” (181). Although not visible our world might as well be up in flames, much more like our world today, everyday people raise the bar to the cruelty of which they treat others and the environment. The author is not only painting a future but also dramatizing our current state, the book also talks about the man and the boy going to a farm where they found a locked door upon opening …show more content…
From pacifist such as Gandhi to volunteers in small towns who dedicate their lives to improving the world and sending a positive message for a future generation to follow. In the novel McCarthy illustrates who human emotions have been buried and slowly destroyed the world; subsequently, the author gives us the answer on how to the world can be restored by portraying the boy as a symbol of kindness and hope. “You have to carry the fire. I don't know how to. Yes you do. Is it real? The fire? Yes it is. Where is it? I dont know where it is. Yes you do. It's inside you. It was always there. I can see it” (McCarthy 234). This fire represents the kindness within himself, and the hope for a restored world. Throughout history, we have seen many people carrying this fire and spreading it among us. The main idea behind using a child as the last hope is to give us the incentive that anyone can be the difference between the destruction that is going on or the solution to end it. At the beginning of the book, the boy has almost no opinion on what is happening around him but as he becomes more aware of all the destruction around him he realizes he can make a difference, “The boy didn’t answer. He just sat there with his head bowed, sobbing. You’re not the one who has to worry about everything. The boy said