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Examples Of Survival In The Road By Cormac Mccarthy

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Endurance of Survival What do we do in a world that is so cold, inhospitable and desolate? The Road is a book that Cormac McCarthy has written which is about a father and son struggling to survive the post-apocalypse. In a world where the dominance of inhumanity takes over, a son and father go through privation and destitution to make the best of what they have got left until they reach their destiny. Trust no one and be adamant on your goal to survival, love family to the fullest because in the end they are all we have left. Keep going no matter what hardships you have to face, struggling is the key to survival. The father does not trust anyone throughout the whole journey of their way to survive. He was adamant in trusting no one in order to help his son survive. Although they suffer, the father has been strong and brave for his son. In the beginning of the book the father and son come across a lonely boy in the forest whom …show more content…

In this part of the book it shows how much he would not think twice on raising the gun on someone he thinks would be a threat to him or his son. This proves how the father was being very adamant but for the reason to keep their supplies to sustain their survival for as long as possible in this situation. Love your family to the fullest, because in the end they are all that we have left. The father and son share an inseparable love. The father is reluctant to let his son go with him when danger is exhibited. Just like the father trusts no one other than his son he also protects him quite efficiently. There is a wonderful quote in the beginning of the book when the boy asks his father if they are going to die. This indicates the power of love, when one cannot live without the other. Can I ask you something? Yes. Of course you can. What would you do if I died? If you died I would want to die too. So you could be with

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When the Father reunites with his family after the war, the children believe that “the man who stood there before [them] was not [their] father. He was somebody else, a stranger who had been sent back in [their] father’s place.” (132). The children’s memories of the father portray him as a strong, handsome man who loved to laugh. After he returns home they see that he has aged, and become quiet and closed off.

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Because the son has been so starved, he is willing to do anything to gain some sort of food and increase his lifespan. This can further be explained when the father exclaims “Don’t you recognize me? I’m your father”, this insinuates that the son shouldn’t be harming his father, this explains that to this boy family relationships should be important to his self identity. Nevertheless, with this desperation for food and therefore survival, the son can’t focus on anyone else’s needs, he instead has to neglect all others, including his father despite the assumption he most likely gave every part of his own being to keep his son safe and protected. Another example of food being more important than family is when the main character, Eliezer,

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Annotated Bibliography McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print. The Road is set in a grim atmosphere.

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In the beginning of the story, he was an innocent kid without any worries or fears about his father or things that coming up. He tends to think positively about things around him. When the boy witnessed his father was about to beat his mother, he was scared, but then, he decided to stop his father from doing it. "The boy rose from his chair. ' No!'

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Social Group: Fathers During this time period, fathers were the “breadwinners” and expected to work and provide for their families. However, black fathers in the 1950’s particular had to work long hours because the only jobs available to them were often low paying. This directly correlates with African-American’s low place on the social ladder during this pre-Civil Rights era. It was also extremely difficult for African-American women to find work during this time, placing the financial buren solely on the father.

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Surviving Impossibilities Survival is the act of surviving and doing what is required to lived; sociology has a theory called “Social Darwinism.” Social Darwinism could be broken down to one phrase, survival of the fittest. The notion survival of the fittest implies that those who are successful were meant to be successful and those who are not successful were meant to be in the situation they are in, the key is adapt and survive. M.K. Asante Jr. did just that in his memoir Buck. Buck is about the life of an inner city Philadelphia young black male who faced many obstacles and this young boy was able to overcome his circumstances.

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What would you do if you were stranded or stuck in the Canadian wilderness?With only the clothes on your back and a measly little hatchet your mom gave you before you left to go see your dad. Well, this happened to a boy named Brian Robeson and I think it is kind of cool to learn about a child and the wilderness all in one. Now, It 's time to listen to the three survival strategies Brian uses in the Canadian Wilderness, throughout the essay I will tell you about the survival strategies and how Brian uses these strategies to survive all the elements he faces. The three survival skills he uses are: I. Trial and Error -Brian used trial and error by creating things like his bow he used when hunting birds, catching fish and making weapons. He failed

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Despite all the horrors that they face, the small family shares a deep connection. This allows for meaning and value in their lives amid all the suffering and pain. The existence of this relationship makes the struggle worthwhile. Many of the days the man and boy spend together they are working toward a common goal, the man teaching the boy about many things and the kid teaching his father to not leave the other good guys behind. For example, he coerces his father into giving food to an old, nearly blind man.

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The father’s wife had recently died, leaving him with the boy to take care of with the only mindset of keeping him alive, doing anything for their survival. This affected the father in a big way, leaving him with little hope and hardly any reason to stay alive, but the boy was “his warrant” (McCarthy 5) , his only reason for life. The boy starts out very scared and weak, always wanting to hide behind his father, knowing that one day he will die. The boy matures with every event that happens, and he maintains to have hope throughout most of them. “The man fell back instantly and lay with blood bubbling from the hole in his forehead.

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He becomes increasingly ruthless and violent in his dealings with other survivors, stealing their supplies and even killing them if necessary. These actions suggest that he is capable of great evil, and that his desire to protect his son has led him to do things he would never have considered before. Similarly, the son is also a complex character who demonstrates both good and bad behavior throughout the novel. At times, he is kind and compassionate, offering food to a starving stranger or trying to comfort his father when he is feeling down.

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