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The ROAD

The ROAD. Cormac McCarthy . Cormac mccarthy. McCarthy was born on July 20, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island In his lifetime, McCarthy has been married three times McCarthy has two children. His first child was born in 1962 and his last in 1998 McCarthy is best known for:

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The ROAD

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  1. The ROAD Cormac McCarthy

  2. Cormac mccarthy • McCarthy was born on July 20, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island • In his lifetime, McCarthy has been married three times • McCarthy has two children. • His first child was born in 1962 and his last in 1998 • McCarthy is best known for: • All the Pretty Horses • The Road • No Country for Old Men

  3. Setting • Post- apocalyptic United States • Result of an epidemic/biological warfare or a nuclear holocaust • A father and son who live in the north are traveling along a road heading south for the winter

  4. Point of view • “The Road” is in third person • Told from the father’s perspective but at the end the perspective of the novel changes to the little boy.

  5. Main Characters • The Boy • The Man who is referred to as Papa by the little boy

  6. Minor Characters • The Woman- Papa’s wife and the boys mother who leaves both of them one night and does not come back. • Eli- Older man that the boy and father find walking along the road • The “bad guys”- survivors that have turned to cannibalism as a way of survival. • The Veteran- the man who saves the boy at the end and is described as a veteran because of his stature and looks. • The thief- steals everything from the father and son. Father abandons the theif in the middle of the road to die.

  7. Plot • A father and son traveling down a road trying to survive another year in a post apocalyptic country. • The father and son are trying to make it south for the winter • They have to travel miles a day to make it in time • Along the way they encounter their first human in a long time. • This man has been struck by lightning and they pass without any violent encounter • Encounter truck full of cannibals • The man has to kill one or see his son be murdered in front of him • After coming out of hiding, the man discovers the bad guys skin and bones realizing what this world has come to

  8. Plot cont. • After several close encounters, the father and son get away from the bad guys. • Discover a house and trap door • Inside the trap door are the mutilated remains of one human and a group of slaves that belong to the bad guys • They take off out of the house only to see the men coming over the hill but they escape • They continue traveling and discover another house with a bomb shelter full of food • It is the first time that they have ate in days • After several days of staying in the shelter, they continue traveling and encounter an old man named Eli. • The winter is getting worse but they finally reach the ocean • They discover a boat with supplies and food on it and camp out on the beach

  9. Plot (Cont.) • All of their belongings are stolen one day when they head down the beach • They find the thief and the father leaves the thief naked and with no food in the road • While walking through a town, the father is shot by a man with a bow and arrow • The father succumbs to his wounds and illness • The boy is taken by a family from the town

  10. Quotes • “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” • Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave” • “People are always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn’t believe in that. Tomorrow wasn’t getting ready for them. It didn’t even know they were there.” • “Just remember that the things you put in your head are there forever.” • “There is no God and we are his prophets” • “If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is always expect it” • “Where man can’t live gods fare no better.”

  11. Movie trailer • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RuQrhVBvo

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