10 reasons why The Road should be read by all students
10 reasons why The Road should be read by all students
"The Road" by Cormac Mcarthy
"The Road" by Cormac Mcarthy
The Road offers a post apocalyptic action filled plot and setting.
The Road is based in a post apocalyptic setting that has the father and son duo fighting with others in order to have a hope for survival. The earth lacks photosynthesis and little to no wild life. This has forced survivors to eat from cans or eat each other. The search for food has drawn the father and son close to the real danger in the cannibals.
The Road signifies a true act of love from a father to a son.
The father of the boy in the road sacrifices his entire life to his son. He believes his sole purpose in this world is to make sure the boy survives. He has to teach his son to survive in a dangerous world. So that when he dies the boy will be able to survive.
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” -The Road
In "The Road", the father is always on the look out for people around them. They want to have as little contact with others. There is just simply not enough supplies to share with others around them. The danger around them are those that want to hurt them or even eat them. The cannibals travel around trying to find their next meal. The father and son want nothing to do with them.
"The Road" has a sense of maturity.
"The Road" is a mature book. Teens in today's world love to read more mature books. Mature books have a better and longer lasting effect on teens. Kids books are too outdated for them and are to childish. They are reaching the stage of adult hood and want to enter it reading about mature things.
“What's the bravest thing you ever did?
He spat in the road a bloody phlegm. Getting up this morning, he said.” -The Road
The father in the story relates to the fact that waking up on a daily bases is a true act of bravery. He knows that any day can be their last so he is always thankful for another one.
"The Road" is written in the 21st century not a hundred years ago.
The road is a relatively new novel written in 2006 by Cormac Mcarthy. This is exactly what students today are looking for. New interesting futuristic books. They want to get rid of all of the old books that they are forced to read and learn about. They want to introduce the new and get rid of the old. This generation is all about moving forward and not waiting back on old fashion.
“You have to carry the fire."
I don't know how to."
Yes, you do."
Is the fire real? The fire?"
Yes it is."
Where is it? I don't know where it is."
Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.” -The Road
The Fire which is carried by the boy is another word for hope. The father believes that his son is the last bit of good in the word and that as long as he is alive there will be a future for the world. This is why the father risks so much to keep his son alive and moving forward.
Read the book then see the movie.
"The Road" is another book that has been made into a movie. Students will be able to find out what the scenes of the book are staged to be. The movie for this book can also relate to the true destruction of the world and the horrible living conditions the characters live in. The movie factor also gives students a sense of happiness to actually see what they have just read.
“Then they set out along the blacktop in the gunmetal light, shuffling through the ash, each the other's world entire.”-The Road
The post apocalyptic world in "The Road" signifies a great deal of burned and and rumbled world. The thick smog in the book details that the father and son have to wear face gear in order to breathe and survive. The blacktop also relates to the bad coarse of the land. No plants are able to grow in this world leaving little chance for anythings survival.
Cormac Mcarthy reveals his own writing style.
Mcarthy has a unique style of writing. He leaves out many important things in the the English language. First of all, Mcarthy doesn't properly explain when one person is talking. He doesn't give quotation marks or who is saying what. Also Mcarthy doesn't properly name his characters. The father/man and the boy/son are as far as he gets. This sets unique style for this book and others that Mcarthy has written.