The man and the boy travel miles on miles in their everyday life and the man’s condition is getting worse which implies that one day the boy have to carry the fire solo. The man was attacked by an archer and shot and severely injured. Later that night the man says to the boy “you have to carry the fire...it’s inside you. It was always there. I can see it” (234) this sadly implies that the man is going to die and essentially pass on the torch to his boy. The boy is upset but believes in himself and carries his father’s legacy by successfully carrying the fire. The boy was then found by a family and taken under their wing as they all carry the
The man and the boy travel miles on miles in their everyday life and the man’s condition is getting worse which implies that one day the boy have to carry the fire solo. The man was attacked by an archer and shot and severely injured. Later that night the man says to the boy “you have to carry the fire...it’s inside you. It was always there. I can see it” (234) this sadly implies that the man is going to die and essentially pass on the torch to his boy. The boy is upset but believes in himself and carries his father’s legacy by successfully carrying the fire. The boy was then found by a family and taken under their wing as they all carry the