Empathy In The Road By Cormac Mccarthy

We can see through the father's actions that he is worried he might not make it for dinner as he rubs the steering wheel and stares at the barricade momentarily. At night when the barricade has no guards around, they try and drive through the snow-ridden road. He tells his son not to do the actions he is doing and puts a sense of matter on what he is saying. " 'You don't. You have your strong points, sure, just not this.

Both sons are taken through the Awakening of Moral

The theme of this story leans towards trust and

The acclaimed novel, The Road, a post-apocalyptic fiction written by Cormac McCarthy, weaves a compelling narrative that delves into the themes of innocence, father-son relationship, and the struggle between good and evil. Throughout the book, McCarthy portrays a tragic yet motivating story of the two characters, the father, and the son, through various challenges that make them question if they are the "good guys." Upon thoroughly examining the novel, the themes and ideas explored in The King James Bible and The Odyssey resonate in The Road, highlighting the

He is able to refocus during these times of frustration, and he continues to care for his father until he passes

The father wants to protect and the boy wants to provide which helps the reader understand both points of view the author is trying to convey. The author uses the boy as the light has the world, to show that there is still hope” the fire is inside you, it is always there, I can see it” (Mcarthy 279), the boy wants to bring hope back into the world. The Father’s and the boy’s morals are similar but different throughout their journey and some of their morals affected their way of making decisions. The broken world affected the father the most because he was with his son, and the things the father lacked the son made up for.

He loses a good friend along the way, that alter him into making better decisions. He meets a couple of girls that affects him remarkably in choosing what he must do with his life. With the help of his grandparents, specifically his grandma, he is given reassurance that guide him home. Through

This shows at the end of the day how much his father means to him despite all of the things he said and how he would do anything if it meant he could be well

He is the fuel to his fathers fire. When his son is sick and dying, the man says to himself, “You have to be quick. So you can be with him. Hold him close. Last day of the earth.”

To Change is to Grow Through the book “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy the boy and the father show a great amount of change and maturity, while also learning to adapt and love. The story has a good balance of how different events can affect and impact someone's life in either a good or bad way. There are many events that change the mind and heart of the boy and father, but change can only be helpful if you learn from it and mature out of being afraid for things to happen. The stories main idea is very tragic in a dark, grey world where nothing ever good happens and instead of learning to live your preparing to die.

The family pair struggles to maintain enough food for themselves, but despite that the boy still tries to give up his food in order to help others. Not only did he insist in helping a man as rude as Ely, but wanted to help the lost kid on the road. “We could get him and take him with us…. I’d give that little boy half of my food”( McCarthy 86). This displays the naturally generous and unselfish characteristics of the boy.

The father doesn't help anyone to make sure that his son has enough food to eat to survive. He refuses to help the others and he doesn't need to share what he has with anyone. Because of that, his son will survive longer. When he meets a boy about his son's age, he can take the boy with them. But maybe he is afraid that if he does so, he will be distracted in protecting his son.

In the end, his suffering paid off as his hope and dream of finding his family alive finally came true. Through the story of a young boy who treasured all his blessings in a harsh environment, I learned to value the things I have and to not waste these special

In Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, The Road, the main characters, the man and the boy, embody the enduring love between a father and son through life’s cruel trials. The society in which the man and boy live is “barren, silent, godless” (4) and filled with iniquity where The man and his son are two of the last people left after the unspeakable destruction of the earth. Food is nearly impossible to find, leaving many to resort to cannibalism. One never feels safe in the horrendous conditions of the world. Morals are blurred by the “desolate country” (17), “covered with ash” (22), and filled with corruption.

In the film, The Road, a father (played by Viggo Mortenson) guides a son (Kodi Smit-Mcphee) in a post-apocalyptic landscape practically devoid of life and humanity. In the end, the father dies, having taken the son as far as he could and shaped him the best he could to both survive in that world, but also retain a sense of humanity--to be one of the good guys who are: "carrying the fire," as they state several times throughout the film. Right after that very emotional scene, the boy encounters a family: a man, a woman and a dog, who offers to take him in, where the incredibly bleak film ends on a somewhat more hopeful but wary note. The way it's portrayed, they make it somewhat ambiguous whether he can trust the family or not.