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-How does the the old man (Ely) keep a sense of humanity in the boy?
-What is ironic about them looking at a defined map while making their way to the coast?

Nia Acharya

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1.) why didn’t the guy at the end of the Novel wait till the father died to approach the boy?
2.) Why does the book end so abruptly with so many on resolved questions?
Erica

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1) Why was the ending rushed? It seemed almost like an over accelerated thing.
2) Was the purpose of the old man Eli just to show how far past normal humanity is? Or was there another reason.
-W. Bonewell

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1) After the man interacts with the theif, it's clear that the man is no longer a "good guy", but was the man ever a "good guy" or was he just putting on an act for the boy?
2) Is the boy going to be safe with the people that found him? Are they trustworthy?
Isabel Sáenz

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1. Why was the ending so compact? Why did it end with imagery of the fish from before? What was accomplished by having the boy saved as soon as the father died?

2. Why did the family wait until the father died before helping the boy? Why were there no other “good guys” until the father died and the first person the boy meets is a good guy with a family?

Renee Thompson

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(1) Did the man have to treat the thief so harshly, or was there a better alternative? (2) Will the boy of the man at the end of the story be the same boy that the boy met earlier in the story? - Ryan V.

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1) Is there more to the scenes of dead and burnt bodies then just showcasing the destruction of humanity? 2) what is the purpose of the old man?
-Makayla Demmon

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1. Why does the sextant bring out emotion in the man? If he likes it so much, why does he put it back?

2. Why does the boy refuse to tell the man about his dreams?

Hailey Romaire

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What is the significance of the final paragraph being in second person and using imagery of the world before the apocalypse?

What does the man mean when he says “There is no prophet in the earth’s long chronicle who’s not honored today. Whatever form you [the son] spoke of you were right.”

Jordyn Knox

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1. What is the point of the parallel between the boy believing in God and the women in the family that saves him also believing in God?

2. What was the point of going south? When the man was dying he told the boy to keep going south, why is that significant.
Lissa Lafond

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1. Why do the good guys wait until the father is dead before seeking out the boy? Is everyone a good guy?

2. Why is it at this spot that the father dies?

-Owen

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1. What is the significance of the man acting in the same manner as the “bad guys” before his death before the boy is passed on to the other man?
2. How does the boy juxtapose the man’s disposition and how does this show that the boy is the fire?
Akemi Nurse

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1. What were some of the symbols that were described and how did they help create the overall theme?
2. What do you think will happen with the boy now? Will they make it to where they want to go?
Ally Engleman

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1.While they were walking the man found 3 perfect white quartz arrow heads, grey flint, and a Spanish coin. What were the significance of these items and why did the author choose to include this in the book?
2. The narrator repeatedly mentions “The silence” of the earth  when describing how desolate, grey, and destructed the earth was? Why is silence characteristic of the their present earth and why is “The silence” so disturbing?
-Davina Oludipe

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1) Are all of the joyful experiences (pretending to control the train, coasting downhill in the cart) appreciated by the boy, or do they make him long for a life no longer possible?
2) Why would the two travelers ask for the old mans name, when they themselves have not called one another by a name the entire time?
Abigail Saylor

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1)  why did the man make the thief strip? 2) will the boy still be trusting and caring now that the man is dead? Bennett Clary

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Why do you think McCarthy ends the novel with the

image of trout in mountain streams before the end of the

world and the following quote: "In the deep glens where they lived all things were

older than man and they hummed of mystery" (287)? What's the significance of this? - Luther