Llewelyn Moss And Chigurh's No Country For Old Men

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In many forms of entertainment, there are protagonist and antagonists; Two or more characters that have extremely polar morals and driving forces. In the novel “No Country for Old Men”, Llewelyn Moss and Anton Chigurh have fairly different morals but throughout the novel, the line can have some blur to it. So, what are the big differences between these characters? Where do the lines blur between a sociopathic assassin and an old veteran and welder who was the son of a sheriff? The novel starts out with our protagonist Llewelyn hunting antelope in the Nevada desert. As he lines up the shot and fires, he doesn’t kill the antelope and the whole herd scatters. As he scans the horizon, he notices a dog limping. He comes closer to the dog but notices

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