The father also has to be able to find a food source to fulfill their needs without losing their humanity. The father and the boy refer to the cannibals as ‘bad guys’ and never want to turn themselves into them. “We wouldnt ever eat anybody, would we? No. Of course not. Even if we were starving? We’re starving now. You said we werent. I said we werent dying. I didnt say we werent starving” (McCormac 128). The father knows that they are starving and need food, yet he is fighting the option of cannibalism. The boy would never be strong enough to be able to eat another person. This decision comes at a price because if they do resort to cannibalism, then they believe that they lose their humanity. If they don’t, they risk not being able to provide
