In the novel, The Road Cormac McCarthy tells a story of how a young boy and his father take a journey down a post apocalyptic road while struggling for survival and coming in contact with many obstacles along the way. In the novel, society becomes immoral when people are desperate to survive in a post apocalyptic environment. This setting acts as a gateway to many events that would make a person today shudder, yet the boys and the man morals stay pure throughout the novel. The man, the boys, and society's morals have clearly shifted due to the environmental changes that have occurred to the world around them. Whether their morals are good or bad they are tested many times throughout the book, pushing some people to their limits.
Society's morals are tested when the world turns post apocalyptic, this allows society to discover how strong each individual can be. In the book, the boy and man take cover in the woods because they hear something coming down the road.“Behind them came wagons drawn by slaves in harness and piled with goods of war and after that the women, perhaps a dozen in number, some of them pregnant, and lastly a supplementary consort of catamites ill clothed against the cold and …show more content…
The boy, the man's and society's morals reflect on the kind of person they are due to the problems that have occurred in the world they live in. Some choose to stay strong with their head held high while others show weakness and defeat by giving in. Having good morals can drastically affect the life that you choose to live. Making the right decisions is completely up to you. Immanuel Kant once said “Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.” This means that having good morals does not result in happiness but being worthy of
Society's morals are tested when the world turns post apocalyptic, this allows society to discover how strong each individual can be. In the book, the boy and man take cover in the woods because they hear something coming down the road.“Behind them came wagons drawn by slaves in harness and piled with goods of war and after that the women, perhaps a dozen in number, some of them pregnant, and lastly a supplementary consort of catamites ill clothed against the cold and …show more content…
The boy, the man's and society's morals reflect on the kind of person they are due to the problems that have occurred in the world they live in. Some choose to stay strong with their head held high while others show weakness and defeat by giving in. Having good morals can drastically affect the life that you choose to live. Making the right decisions is completely up to you. Immanuel Kant once said “Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.” This means that having good morals does not result in happiness but being worthy of