Plot Points
What were the two most life threatening possibilities to the main characters after the disaster?
Starving and Cannibalism
What are the biggest themes in The Road
Love and Hope
What is the relationship between the two main characters?
Father and son
Who wrote The Road
Cormac Mccarthy
The Journey of The Road follows the father and son travelling where?
The South (Or the Coast)
The phrase "carrying the fire" symbolizes what human quality?
Hope (Or Morality)
What character is only referred to as "the boy" and is a representation of innocence in the world of The Road?
The Son
What was the largest inspiration to the writing of The Road?
McCarthy's visit to El Paso with his son
What was the father willing to do to his son to prevent him from seeing the horrors of the Cannibals?
The father was willing to "Mercy Kill" his son
What word repeated throughout the novel is a representation of the lasting hope between the father and son?
"Okay"
Which character often tells his son they are "Carrying the fire"?
The Father
What award did The Road win Cormac McCarthy?
The Pulitzer Prize
Who does the son beg his father to help during their travels?
An old religious man named Ely
Despite the chaos, the relationship between the father and son demonstrates what theme?
Love
What happened to the boy's mother?
She died by suicide after the catastrophe
What world events did McCarthy draw many of his ideas for the book from?
9/11, Climate Change, and the threats of nuclear war in the 2000s
Out of the two main characters, who survives the journey of The Road?
The son survives, but the father passes in the end
The novel was written largely to explore if humanity could go on without what?
Civilization and Order
Which characters are meant to be the largest representation of the darkest aspects of humanity?
The Cannibals (Road Gangs)
What book helped Cormac McCarthy become known in the writing world?
All the Pretty Horses