Essays on The Road

The Road
Original title The Road
Author Cormac McCarthy
Genre

Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Tragedy

Language English
Characters father and his young son
Published September 26, 2006
ISBN 9780307387899
Book Summary
Essay Examples

Table of Contents

The Road is a novel by Cormac McCarthy published in 2006. The novel details the journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months across a post-apocalyptic landscape, in an attempt to find a safer place to live. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007.The father and son travel through a burned-out wasteland of forests and mountains, encountering few other survivors. They subsist on whatever they can find, including canned food and the occasional animal carcass. The father is determined to protect his son at all costs and instills in him a strict code of survival.The pair eventually reach the coast, where they find a boat. They set sail, hoping to find other survivors, but their journey is ultimately unsuccessful. The father dies, and the son is left alone in the world.

Save Time On Research and Writing
Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper.
Get My Paper
We've found 20 essay samples about The Road
Prev
1 of 1
Next
Live chat  with support 24/7