Chigurh Rush
Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men provides an interesting take on a seemingly endless dispute between appearances and reality as seen through the character of Anton Chigurh. Throughout the novel McCarthy presents Chigurh as a relentless killer. However, a closer look into this perplexing character shows that Anton Chigurh uses his convoluted moral code to ensure that no crime goes unpunished. Although Chigurh is labelled a psychotic hit man, his dexterity allows him to pursue justice through unconventional means.
In No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh continually resembles the appearance of a persistent murderer. His puzzling conception of right and wrong often leads to his killing of another. In addition, various occurrences throughout the novel demonstrate that Chigurh does not hesitate to take the life of another insofar as he considers his actions moral. One such instance, which initially causes Chigurh to be at odds with law enforcement, occurs outside of a restaurant near the Texas-Mexico border. At this restaurant where Chigurh is eating dinner, a man voices something to Chigurh that is “hard to ignore”; so Chigurh motions to the man to come outside, only to kill him in the parking lot in front of the man’s friends (174). This instance at the restaurant showcases the ease with which Chigurh kills and his disrupted sense of morality. Nevertheless, many find it …show more content…
When one initially studies Chigurh, he may look upon him with much discontent; however, a closer look shows that Chigurh is the only character in No Country for Old Men who upholds his own moral code throughout the novel, regardless of however distorted it may be. Thus, through his desire for justice, Chigurh does indeed possess some righteousness even though it may not initially appear
Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men provides an interesting take on a seemingly endless dispute between appearances and reality as seen through the character of Anton Chigurh. Throughout the novel McCarthy presents Chigurh as a relentless killer. However, a closer look into this perplexing character shows that Anton Chigurh uses his convoluted moral code to ensure that no crime goes unpunished. Although Chigurh is labelled a psychotic hit man, his dexterity allows him to pursue justice through unconventional means.
In No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh continually resembles the appearance of a persistent murderer. His puzzling conception of right and wrong often leads to his killing of another. In addition, various occurrences throughout the novel demonstrate that Chigurh does not hesitate to take the life of another insofar as he considers his actions moral. One such instance, which initially causes Chigurh to be at odds with law enforcement, occurs outside of a restaurant near the Texas-Mexico border. At this restaurant where Chigurh is eating dinner, a man voices something to Chigurh that is “hard to ignore”; so Chigurh motions to the man to come outside, only to kill him in the parking lot in front of the man’s friends (174). This instance at the restaurant showcases the ease with which Chigurh kills and his disrupted sense of morality. Nevertheless, many find it …show more content…
When one initially studies Chigurh, he may look upon him with much discontent; however, a closer look shows that Chigurh is the only character in No Country for Old Men who upholds his own moral code throughout the novel, regardless of however distorted it may be. Thus, through his desire for justice, Chigurh does indeed possess some righteousness even though it may not initially appear