The Road | List of Characters

The father, or Papa (unnamed)
 The story is told through the viewpoint of this man, whose preoccupation in life is to keep his son alive in a post-nuclear landscape.

The boy (unnamed)
 Born after the bombs destroyed much of civilization, he has lived his entire life in the wasteland of a nuclear winter. He travels with his father and grows each day in perception and courage.

The wife (unnamed)
 Not a part of the current story line, she died before the novel begins. She was mother to the boy, and it is hinted...



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