Characters
Themes/Motifs
Symbols
Literary Devices
Misc.
100
This character serves as the main antagonist of the novel.
Who is Anton Chigurh
100

This motif is evident as soon as you open the novel, as two murders occur in the first 5 pages.

What is violence or lack of conscience

100
The fact that Llewelyn Moss is hunting when he finds the bag of money symbolizes this.
What is the upcoming hunt between Moss and Chigurh
100
"The man looked into Chigurh's eyes for the first time. Blue as lapis. At once glistening and totally opaque. Like wet stones" (McCarthy 56).
What is a simile
100
The amount of money Llewelyn Moss finds in the satchel from the drug deal gone wrong.
What is $2.4 million
200
This character spends most of the novel living in Odessa with her grandmother until she is killed due to an unlucky coin flip.
Who is Carla Jean Moss
200

The theme of a generational switch, the idea that the old cannot keep up with the new, is best expressed through this character.

Who is Ed Tom Bell

200
The fact that Moss leaves his truck at the scene of the crime symbolizes this.
What is Moss leaving his past life behind him
200
"Dead quiet. Could be because of the moon. His own shadow was more company than he would have liked. Ugly feeling out here. A trespasser. Among the dead. 'Don't get weird on me,' he said. 'You ain't one of em. Not yet'" (McCarthy 27).
What is foreshadowing
200

number of tours of duty that Moss mentions to border guard

What is two

300
Every chapter begins with this characters memories with the text in italics.
Who is Ed Tom Bell
300

This sin is so common throughout the novel it could be a motif in itself.

What is murder

300

Ed Tom Bell's dreams at the conclusion of the novel symbolizes this.

What is Bell's realization he will never live up to his father's ideal 

300
"There was nothing that could happen that would have surprised him. He felt as if he weighed nothing. He felt as if he were floating" (McCarthy 112).
What is a hyperbole
300
The name of the county the story takes place in.
What is Terrell County
400
This character said the quote, "Compared to what? The bubonic plague? He's bad enough that you called me. He's a psychopathic killer but so what? There's plenty of them around" (McCarthy 141).
Who is Carson Wells
400

The best examples of this motif are the coin tosses that Anton Chigurh does with both the gas station attendant, and Carla Jean Moss.

What is fate

400
The title "No Country For Old Men" symbolizes this.
What is the generational transition of the entire country, showing that the elderly and their values no longer fit in society.
400

"The pale orange dust that hung in the windless morning light grew faint and then it too was gone. The barrial stood silent and empty in the sun" (McCarthy 10).

What is personification

400

What happens to the figurehead of the "Employer" in the book?

Shot in the throat.

500
this character said the quote, "I aint makin no promises... That's how you get hurt" (McCarthy 66).
Who is Llewelyn Moss
500

Some people could argue that there was nothing Llewelyn Moss could have done after taking the money to avoid getting murdered. However, others may argue that the actions Moss took led to his downfall. This debate is caused by this theme.

What is Fate Vs. Free Will

500
As a character, Llewelyn Moss symbolizes this.
What is greed and the consequences of greed
500

"He stepped back into the doorway and looked at her.  What if I was to not come back?  Is them your last words?"

What is foreshadowing

500

Provide the line after this quote: "Your Mother's Dead Llewelyn". 

"Well then I'll tell her myself."

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