The Road- Cormac McCarthy
Significant Elements:
- the main character's son
- the deserted world
The main character's son is an important element to the story because the father of the son, the main character is always speaking about how he must protect his son from the constant dangers he faces in the story. "He watched the boy sleeping. Can you do it? When the time comes? Can you?" (McCarthy 29). When the main character says this it showed that he would do anything for his son to protect him, and that if anything were to happen to the boy he would be devastated. This made me feel pity for the main character because his son is the one thing he has left to care for in the world, that his son is his one hope to survive.
The deserted world is an important part of the story because it helps set the feeling of loneliness in the story. The main characer of the story is always talking about how it is him and his son against the world. "The boy nodded. He wiped his nose on his sleeve and shouldered up his small pack and the man followed him out through the gray pailings of the tees on the road." (McCarharthy 43). When the author says his it shows me that the two characters may be feeling alone by the way the character describes walking on the deserted road with his son.
I like that you explained each significant element that connected to each part of the book. Like in paragraph 2, you explained the main characters son. I found the paragraph a little confusing because the significant element is the characters son but you kind of talk about him instead of the son, just watch that. ALso, you had no citation.
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