Human Conduct In The Road By Cormac Mccarthy

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My novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy does pose many questions regarding human conduct and about humans themselves. Firstly, it becomes quite apparent that in the setting the man and the boy are set in, it is dangerous and they fear for their lives constantly. By seeing their hardships they face with who or what they encounter it reveals how they must act while under pressure. For instance, when the boy and the man encounter the basement filled with people they must choose whether or not to assist and free them from their captors. “Huddled against the back wall were naked people, male and female, all trying to hide, shielding their faces with their hands.”(McCarthy 110). This situation was able to provide insight into what challenges other people