God's Grace Vs The Road Analysis

God’s Grace versus the Road

From the time of creation, humans have worked consistently towards creating tools and technologies that make their lives better and easier. As this trend continued, societies were formed, and competition became part and parcel of the human race. Though this is the usual trend among all species, human took it a level further by engaging in a competition based on one's ability to destroy their neighbors. It was under this situation that the probability of human extinction stopped being a theory found in religious texts and transformed into a possible reality, especially after the development and first deployment of nuclear weapons. With such a reality in sight, scholars and novelist have taken the opportunity to try

In both texts, God plays a significant role, and God is held as a major force who has an impact on what happens in the new world. In the book God's Grace, the author tries to portray the Almighty in different lights. He appears at the beginning of the tale where he is having a conversation with the last human. He lets the human know that his survival was a mistake and that he will ultimately die. As Cohn tries to establish a new world, he tries to educate the survivors on the will of God by referring to the different stories in the bible. The book also tries to provide different perspectives on how humanity vies the Almighty. Here, he is portrayed as uncaring or indifferent to the situation on earth, and thus he lets the nuclear disaster happen. In the book The Road, God is presented as the representation of all that is good in a world that is quickly collapsing. The nuclear holocaust has forced people to turn to cannibalism as a mean of survival, and this has lead to the emergence of the road-agents who represent evil (McCarthy, p 72). In the eyes of the main character, if it is true that God exists, then his son is the physical evidence of his existence. To him, his son is the light that gives him a purpose of wanting to keep going and the last hope of

In both books, companionship, and care for others have been portrayed as an important tool for the new world. In Bernard's book, companionship is evident as Cohn finds comfort in his new neighbor who apparently had undergone a surgery that allowed them to speak. He particularly takes an interest in the youngest chimp and treats it as his son. His desire to impart knowledge and offer protection makes him feel particularly connected to the animal. When he falls ills, he finds that he is cared for by an older chimp which he names George (Malamud, p 136). This is particularly important because the chimp appears as an incarnation of Cohn’s father. In Cormac’s book, the theme is well evidenced by the two main characters. Throughout the journey, the main purpose of the man is to cater for the well being of his son. He kills another survivor to protect the child and spares a bullet to ensure that he can kill his son to ensure he does not fall victim to the cannibals. All the sacrifices that the man makes are meant to ensure that the son has a fighting chance in the new