Characters

Cormac McCarthy does a very good job of displaying his characters emotions and explaining everything they are experiencing. This makes it easier to relate to them even though they are in very unrealistic situations. The man is very patient with his son but yet he still gets frustrated and angry with him sometimes. His son is curious and adventurous even in the disastrous world filled with suffering and darkness. He reminded me of every single child I know. They are always asking a million different questions! The relationship between the father and son is very affectionate. They only have each other and I feel for them as I am reading. It saddens my heart to think about what would happen if they were separated. It made me think about what would happen if my family was all dead except for one of my brothers or parents. It would be hard to want to keep living but you’d have to stay strong for your family’s sake.

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The strength of the man in the book is uncharacteristic of most people who would be put in that situation. There he is, alone with his son, in the world. Death from starvation, canabalism, guns, even suicide, is staring him in the face. His wife found a 'way out'. Yet this one man stays strong. He cares for his child, he loves his son, he somehow finds a way to get his son the essentials for survival.

How many of us could say we would do the same? I think often most of us just take the easy way out when life gets tough. Even in every day tasks. This book gives us an un-realistic perspective, but it is still very relivent to our every day lives.