The road
The Road by McCarthy represents the scene of a wasteland in a post-apocalyptic period. It tells the story of a father together with his son fighting to survive in America after it was destroyed by nuclear war. It portrays how the landscape has been completely destroyed and only a few organisms including people have endured the apocalypse. Additionally, the nuclear winters are extremely cold and unbearable thereby forcing the father and son to move towards the south coast with an aim of escaping the severe winter. The characters do not only undertake the literal journey of trekking. Rather, they also embark on a spiritual journey trying to find the meaning of the whole damage caused by the war and God’s existence. The spiritual journey …show more content…
The terrain is described as "cauterized...all was burnt to ash...and the nights were long and dark and cold beyond anything" (McCarthy, 14). The statement shows the unfriendly conditions that faced the father and the son. Ruins were all over the place, together with the extremely cold winter; this was unbearable to them and even made both their physical and spiritual journey very difficult. The atmosphere is said to be covered by “clouds of ash” thereby blocking the light. On the other hand blackness of the night made it “impenetrable and sightless (McCarthy, 15).” It is also noted that in the destroyed world, nothing suggested of any divine redemption.
Moreover, the father and his son are portrayed to be in a hostile and bitter world that had no meaning. Again, the frequent rains and harsh climatic conditions made it even more difficult for the duo to survive. The descriptions of the landscape make it appear as though the ghost of death is everywhere. This has helped in sustaining the dark mood of the novel. For instance, it is said; “The blackness they woke to on those nights was sightless and impenetrable…No sound but the wind in the bare and blackened
The Road by McCarthy represents the scene of a wasteland in a post-apocalyptic period. It tells the story of a father together with his son fighting to survive in America after it was destroyed by nuclear war. It portrays how the landscape has been completely destroyed and only a few organisms including people have endured the apocalypse. Additionally, the nuclear winters are extremely cold and unbearable thereby forcing the father and son to move towards the south coast with an aim of escaping the severe winter. The characters do not only undertake the literal journey of trekking. Rather, they also embark on a spiritual journey trying to find the meaning of the whole damage caused by the war and God’s existence. The spiritual journey …show more content…
The terrain is described as "cauterized...all was burnt to ash...and the nights were long and dark and cold beyond anything" (McCarthy, 14). The statement shows the unfriendly conditions that faced the father and the son. Ruins were all over the place, together with the extremely cold winter; this was unbearable to them and even made both their physical and spiritual journey very difficult. The atmosphere is said to be covered by “clouds of ash” thereby blocking the light. On the other hand blackness of the night made it “impenetrable and sightless (McCarthy, 15).” It is also noted that in the destroyed world, nothing suggested of any divine redemption.
Moreover, the father and his son are portrayed to be in a hostile and bitter world that had no meaning. Again, the frequent rains and harsh climatic conditions made it even more difficult for the duo to survive. The descriptions of the landscape make it appear as though the ghost of death is everywhere. This has helped in sustaining the dark mood of the novel. For instance, it is said; “The blackness they woke to on those nights was sightless and impenetrable…No sound but the wind in the bare and blackened