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Title- Of Mice and Men
Author- John Steinbeck
Year- 1937
Setting


Character

Minor Characters

Conflict

Theme

Point of View

Beginnings and Endings

Literary Devices

Key Quotes]]> 2017-10-02 18:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cpwalmer20/h6jatktimfkt/wish/193146340 cpwalmer20 https://padlet.com/cpwalmer20/h6jatktimfkt/wish/258353332 1. The Road
2. Cormac McCarthy
3. 2006
4. The significance of the novel's title, The Road, is that the two main characters are travelling down a road in their lives. This road is not only physical but on a psychological plane as well.
The setting of the novel is always somewhere around a road but overall the two main characters are travelling in a ashen wasteland that is exceptionally cold, motivating them to keep moving south.
5. Character
1a. The Man, as he is referred to, is The Boy's father and is responsible for keeping the boy safe and keeping the duo moving on the road. His willpower keeps them alive. He has an awful cough who's cause ends up killing him at the end of the book. He carries most of their supplies.
1b. A specific incident in which the man makes most of the decisions is when they two are nearly discovered by a gang who are driving a diesel powered truck. the two run to the woods and hide there until one of the members discovers them. The man holds the gang member there with the threat of shooting him, and this is really the first time we see the extent the man will go through to protect the boy. The man ends up shooting the gang member after he grabs and  threatens the boy with a knife.
1c. The man keeps the boy fed, dressed, warm, and moving. The man works hard to find food and to run away from dangers despite having an underlying sickness that forces him to cough up blood and rest every 50 steps.
1d. The characters in the book don't speak in long sentences but more in chopped up sections. "I'm right here." is a quote by the man I chose this quote because  it symbolizes the man's perseverance and moral obligation to stay with the boy and make sure that he's safe. He doesn't ever leave the boy until the end of the book.
2a. The Boy is the son of The Man and knows nothing about the world before the event that caused the apocalyptic landscape that is the main setting of the novel. He was born sometime after this event and sometime after he was born his mother abandoned him and his father and went out into the wasteland to die.
2b. A specific indecent in which The Boy has a heavy influence is the discovery of human livestock in the cellar of a house. The Boy begs The Man not to open the cellar door nor to discover what lies within. The Boy seems to know that there is something off about the house and is traumatized upon the discovery of what lies within the cellar.
2c. The Boy inspires the man and keeps him moving throughout the book. The Boy seems very kind, always wanting to help the various people and critters they come across. This kindness shows The Man that they can keep going if The Boy can still be concerned about others even though he is starving.
2d. The Boy says "Can't we help him Papa?" he is talking about a man who has been struck by lightening and is stumbling around on the road. This quote shows the boy's desire to help those in need no matter how injured they are. He wants to help the lightening man even though his eye is burned shut and his skin is charred and melted.
6. Minor Characters
The Woman: The Woman is The Man's wife and The Boy's mother. The Man has good memories but sometimes also thinks about the night she left them to commit suicide.
Ely: Ely is named after the prophet Eli in the Book of Samuel. He tells about how death will overtake everyone and will eventually disappear along with human life.
7. Conflict
1a. Man vs. Nature The Road is about the constant struggle of The Boy and The Man trying to stay alive and warm. It snows all the time and the two are constantly looking for food.
2a Man vs. Man The Boy and The Man are also working against man for the most part are working against other people in the wasteland. Like when a member of the roadrat gang discovers them and how they run from the road battalion and the phalanx that follows.
8. Theme
Love: Love still remains after everything has passed and can even be used to start again.
Chaos: Chaos brings out the best and worse in people
9. Point of View
a. The point of view that The Road is written in is third person omniscient. The author uses multiperspectivity as a narrative technique.
b. The authors uses of multiperspectivity and third person omniscient point of view helps the reader get a sense of what is happening from two people and sometime gives a glimpse into directly what the character is seeing rather then getting told what they are seeing.
c. The choice of the narrators does make an impact on the theme because it allows the reader to experience first hand the relationship between The Boy and The Man and how one keeps the other motivated and vice versa.
10. Beginnings and Endings
a. The opening scene of the book depicts The Man waking up, checking to see his his child is still with him, and peering out into the woods. The opening scene sets the mood as being somber and lonely or hopeless.
b. The final scene of the novel switches to second person point of view. This scene tells of in some river somewhere at one time there were trout that had vermiculate mazes and maps and things that cant be corrected. This passage is most likely referring to how the world used to be a a world of mazes and maps with all the roads but now there is nothing left, just as how the trout don't exist anymore.
c. The ending wraps up the plot with an bittersweet note. The Man dies but shortly after the "Good Guys" that The Boy and The Man have been looking for for the duration of the book make an appearance. The Boy is taken in and cared for. Then, the river trout scene officially ends the book.
11. Literary Devices
a. Syntax: McCarthy doesn't name the main characters nor does he put quotes around dialogue and very seldom does he indicate who is speaking.
b. The absence of names and quotations adds to the confusion and chaos of the wasteland.
c. "Then he opened his eyes.
I'm right here.
I know."
"He was a long time going to sleep"
a. Imagery: McCarthy is constantly describing the wasteland in as much detail as is allowed because of is blandness.
b. The significance of describing the wasteland so much and so often makes the reader realize the even though there are different places, it all looks the same.
c. "Black water running from under the sodden drifts of ash."
"Oil for their sutlamp to light the long gray dusks and long gray dawns."
a. Symbolism: One symbol in the novel is fire. It symbolizes the duo's drive to keep going.
b. The fire's signficance is not only The Boy and the Man's drive to continue on but also the hope humanity has to keep going.
c. "You can't you have to carry the fire"
"Are you carrying the fire?
Am I what?
Carrying the fire."
12. Key Quotes
a. "Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms. Just so. The soul is quick. Pull him toward you. Kiss him. Quickly." (116.4)
"I know. I'm sorry. You have my whole heart. You always did. You're the best guy. You always were. If I'm not here you can still talk to me. You can talk to me and I'll talk to you. You'll see."  (279.10)
b. These quotes demonstrate The Man's love for The Boy and how he wouldn't let anyone hurt The Boy even if that meant killing The Boy himself. The Man realizes that he is close to death and tells The Boy that he is the best guy because he also realizes that The Boy is more compassionate than probably anyone out there in the wasteland and has definitely done more good in the world than he has.
c. These quotes say that people would rather suffer for the people that they love rather than have the people that they love suffer.


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