Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Road

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a story of a father and his son's journey over a post-apocalyptic world. The mom kills herself cause she does not want to get eaten. They are heading south to find warmer weather. The world has been ravaged by some unidentified disaster and most resources are gone. Some people have begun eating other humans as a source of food. At one point they find a dead baby roasting on a spit which is pretty messed up. The boy and his son reach the south but its not any better than the north. The dad eventually dies and leaves the son alone. The son is found by a man who takes him in and protects him. The father tells his son to carry on the light of civilization once he dies.

1) Do you think the boy will succeed in reviving civilization?


6 comments:

Alexander C. [13-14] said...

No.

Kenneth C.M. 13-14 said...

Absolutely not. If babies are being eaten there's no hope.

Kyle P. 13-14 said...

i think so. maybe they could start a fast food industry where they sell babies to eat.

Cieran B. 5-6 said...

Maybe if the man who found him does not eat babies as well or else hes going to have a bad influence.

russell F 11-12 said...

The man does not eat babies. Hes a good guy maybe.... dun dun dun dun

Mrs. Sherwood said...

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