Monday, April 19, 2010
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
If you have not read this book stop now, I do not want to affect how the end of this book will affect you.
As I started to read "The Road" I was humbled by the world Cormac McCarthy created; bleak, raw, unforgiving, and gray. The hunger and heartless punishing world that the boy and father lived in seemed almost too much to take, yet they survived.
And as they continued their journey, I stopped seeing the outside and began to see what was on the inside of these two people. The story became a journey of any father and any son. Fathers taking care of a child, protecting them from the “bad guys” and helping them carry the light.
Even when they reached the coast to find nothing, I was pleased that the father delivered the child. He did his job and when he died he left a boy who had to find the “good guys” on his own. Which is exactly what all fathers hope to do, let there sons find their own way.
If you have not read this book stop now, I do not want to affect how the end of this book will affect you.
As I started to read "The Road" I was humbled by the world Cormac McCarthy created; bleak, raw, unforgiving, and gray. The hunger and heartless punishing world that the boy and father lived in seemed almost too much to take, yet they survived.
And as they continued their journey, I stopped seeing the outside and began to see what was on the inside of these two people. The story became a journey of any father and any son. Fathers taking care of a child, protecting them from the “bad guys” and helping them carry the light.
Even when they reached the coast to find nothing, I was pleased that the father delivered the child. He did his job and when he died he left a boy who had to find the “good guys” on his own. Which is exactly what all fathers hope to do, let there sons find their own way.
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That's just too weird. I just watched the movie with Vigo Mortensen not a month ago. I thought the movie was good, not great. Actually the acing was great but it seems like the plot was not very well put together. Told myself I should read the book as I read that it was a lot better and had details that they just could not fit in the movie. Now I know I need to get it somehow.
Cheers,
PS: We went with $2 by the way. Say hi to Sarah and your boys for me,
Cheers,
PS: We went with $2 by the way. Say hi to Sarah and your boys for me,
$2 was a good choice. Which tooth?
I am interested in the movie. I'll give it a try soon.
Good to hear from you Tahiry!
I am interested in the movie. I'll give it a try soon.
Good to hear from you Tahiry!
Enjoyed talking to you brother. So glad I have never read "The Road". Impressed that you were able to extract some light from that story -- wow.
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