Chattahoochee River
Monday, March 9, 2015
The Road Section 1
There are many examples in the book that show the adversity that the characters have to overcome. For instance, the constant threat of starvation, cannibals, and surviving the cold conditions while heading south require a great deal of perseverance. In addition to this, they each have to deal with their own feelings. They both miss the mother, the only difference is that the boy, at one point, says he wishes he was with her, indicating that he wants to die, and the dad deals with not shooting his son even though it would mean that the son wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
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I agree with your observations Rodrigo. It seems as if the father is going back and forth between the idea of shooting his son in order to prevent anything horrible from happening to him and persevering through the hardships.
ReplyDeleteYour book sounds really interesting, Rodrigo. As I try to understand the father's grief as he contemplates taking his son's life, I think of people who have family members on life support, or in other traumatic situations. Just like the father, they have to "play God" and literally make life and death decisions. I think being forced to take this burden of responsibility is incredibly sorrowful because it means that no matter what you choose, someone always suffers in the process.
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