Liberal Blogging

The following blog entry is less conventional compared to the ones I have previously written. While I read I highlight phrases, excerpts words among other things I find interesting along the text. These may be words I’ve never seen before or quotes I believe are esthetically well written that may have some literal value.

“Look around you. Ever is a long time.

But the boy knew what he knew. That ever is no time at all.” (pg 14)

This particular phrase uses time to evoke the kid and dad’s emotions in The Road. The boy is afraid of their undecided future and possible death in the post apocalyptic scenario. It is very interesting that “ever” is infinite and cannot be determined by time. His father being the “wise” figure in the story is wrong, and the boy serves a juxtaposing character.

“The faintly lit hatchway lay in the dark of the yard like a grave

yawning at judgment day in some old apocalyptic painting.”(pg 79)

McCarthy presents to us the use of imagery by using a simile. He compares the hatchway in the dark to a grave at judgment day. I consider this comparison to be a more interesting approach to portray The Road’s scenario. It is almost a type of meta-fiction in a sense that they are referring to an apocalyptic setting while being in one.

“Then they set out along the blacktop in the gun-metal light, shuffling

through the ash, each the other's world entire” (pg 3)

This phrase is ethically good and portrays The Road’s theme completely. They are together in a vast world in which death is their nearest friend. The rough description of the “gun-metal light” suites perfectly the idea of McCarthy’s story.