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The Road
by
Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 11 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 12 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis
Questions & Answers
Themes
Themes: All Themes
Themes: The Challenges of Survival
Themes: The Importance of Family
Themes: Father–Son Relationships
Themes: Hope
Themes: Despair
Themes: Humanity
Characters
Analysis
Analysis
Key Ideas and Commentary
Style, Form, and Literary Elements
Connections and Further Reading
Critical Essays
Critical Evaluation
Critical Overview
Quotes
Essential Quotes by Character: The Man
Essential Quotes by Theme: Hope
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The Road Questions by Tag
Themes
Survival
Hope
Humanity
Despair
Morality
Desperation
Good vs. Evil
Love
Characters
The Man
The Boy
The Old Man
The Woman
Symbolism
The Fire
Dreams
Flare Gun
Plot
Climax
Ending
Wife's Death
Quotes
Nothing Bad is Going to Happen to Us...because We're Carrying the Fire.
We're the Good Guys...and We're Carrying the Fire.
Literary Devices
Simile
Imagery
Allusion
Metaphor
Repetition
Style
Minimalism
Punctuation
Setting
Post-Apocalyptic
Narrative Perspective
Narrative Voice
Genre
Horror
Science Fiction
Authorship
Cormac McCarthy
