It's the end of the world as we know it, in Cormac McCarthy's The Road. McCarthy gives you the ability to make the book your own in his writings. He also gives a strong loving bond between the father and the son. McCarthy does all this while keeping this book a fairly simple read. This book could easily be a classic one day; it is that amazing.



The Road is a quest/survival book. It is about the journey of a father and a son to the south to escape the winter and hopes of survival in the post-apocalyptic world. Along the way, the bond of love between to the two is put to the test in this harsh, cold world that they are forced to survive in. The Road that they travel is symbolic and literal at the exact same time. The Road they travel on is symbolic for a journey of the growing of the child to be an adult and the father's road to the end of his life slowly day by day. The Road is literal because they are traveling on the road to escape the winter in the south.



This is one of the greatest books I have read in a long time. Personally, I think it has the qualities to one day become a classic book. The book could be one day considered a classic because of many reasons. McCarthy's unique style of writing, and his ability to let you fill the roles of the characters, and making the characters personal to you as the reader. And, McCarthy's descriptions of the areas and scenes depicted in the book the road, which are very vivid, dark, and desolate. And, McCarthy's ending also adds to the quality of the book because it is something you will never expect and may think about for a while. The Road shows many themes but two follow through-out the entire book. No matter where the boy and his father go, death is always close and creeping closer and closer to them as the winter approaches them. Nobody here but death and his days will be numbered too. (pg.173) Darkness is another reoccurring theme. The dark is like a barrier to the boy and his father always consuming them. The blackness he woke to on those nights was sightless and impenetrable. A blackness to hurt your ears with listening.(pg.15) Nights beyond darkness.



The Road is a fairly simple book to read. McCarthys writing paints a very good picture of this dying world. The dialogue can be tough to figure out at times because no names are given and no quote marks are used. So you have to pay very good attention when the characters are talking. So, times you may have to go back and reread, but its worth it. And, McCarthy often throws in a trouble word, but this makes the book all the more fun to read and helps give a feeling for what he is talking about.Love is an amazing thing. It can create such a strong bond especially between a father and a son that one would go through all odds to see the other survive. The Road's basis is the love for the son from the father and his will to survive. Once you pick up this book you wont want to put it down till you're done.