The Road by Cormac McCarthy follows a father and son duo who are trying to survive after the world was destroyed by a nuclear attack. A little over 20 years ago a nuclear bomb annihilated most of the world. Those who had lived through that tragic event are trying their best to survive, but lack of resources causes people to turn against their own kind and even kill each other. The books follows all the hardships and difficulties they have had to face just to stay alive. Repeatedly throughout the story, Papa mentions to his son to “carry the fire”. Papa would say this to give his son the motivation to keep going, especially since his son would always ask if they were going to die. Whenever they would start to lose hope, Papa would say
