Characters, Plot, and their Functions by Paul Bowers https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we No Country for Old Men en-us 2018-01-29 14:14:00 UTC 2018-01-30 16:52:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 3. Why is Sheriff Bell afraid of the future? Or is he not afraid of the future? Support your answers with details from the novel. https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156053 Sheriff Bell is afraid of the future. This is evident by his constant talk about the past. He talks about how law enforcement has changed with technology and how it can has gotten worse from just breaking up fist fights to someone pulling a gun on him and almost shooting him. He also talks about how law enforcement doesn't benefit from new technology because the same tech gets into the hands of criminals and then they are using the same weapons against each other and its only getting more violent. He talks about the past in most of what he says and almost never mentions the future, indicating that he fears it]]> 2018-01-30 16:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156053 2.) Look carefully at Sheriff Bell's speeches throughout the book. Do they change in tone? Do they discuss similar issues or raise related questions? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156057 They change a little bit in tone as they progress throughout the story. They start out as a backstory to his life and what he has done but then the tone changes as he talks about the experiences he had growing up, especially in the army. They all kind of build off of each other, go in chronological order, most of which were about the war and the guilt of all the friends and men he lost. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156057 How does Carla Jean influence the conflict? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156076 Chigurh uses Carla Jean to get to Llewelyn but ends up killing them both anyways.]]> 2018-01-30 16:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156076 4. What different (or additional) actions could Bell have taken to change the outcome of the novel? Explain. luke_hussung1 https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156100 Sheriff Bell could have potentially saved Carla Jean. By the time of their first conversation, Bell knows how dangerous Chigurh is, and that he is hunting Moss. It would make sense to have brought Carla Jean into some sort of protection.]]> 2018-01-30 16:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156100 2. What does Chigurh mean by "No line can be erased"? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156130 Chigurh means that our choices determine our destiny. He is also explaining how death is a path that cannot be avoided, and he is only speeding up the process. This reveals that Chigurh has determinist viewpoints andbelieves strongly in fate. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156130 3. Chigurh almost sounds like a determinist, but the coin toss leads to a variable outcome. How do you think these two things go together? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156290 Chigurh thinks that everything is predetermined when someone is born and the coin toss scenes show how he thinks that he was meant to kill Carla Jean and she is meant to die in that moment. He uses the coin as a symbol of chance.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156290 2. Why does Llewelyn go back to the crime scene to give the dying man water? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156337 He wakes up feeling very guilty and realizes it is because he did not give the man water. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156337 1) Is Sheriff Bell a religious man? Compile a list of references to the soul, god, the afterlife, faith, the Bible, and other religious references from Sheriff Bell. s978115 https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156371 I feel like Sheriff Bell is a religious man because on the first page he says how he believes that the man who killed his girlfriend is going to hell. He also wonders if that man has a soul. Sheriff Bell also compares his authority to that of Gods. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156371 1. Does Lleweyn believe in fate? Why or why not? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156405 Yes he does. Moss is a morally complex character and believes in freedom and the authenticity of life. He viewed the event of stumbling upon a large amount of drug money as fate. As if it was his destiny to come to this money.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156405 4. Analyze how Llewelyn develops over the course of the novel. Answer the following questions to help guide you answer: https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156416 "How does he interact with other characters?"
Llewelyn does't give the dying man water at first, but after feeling guilty while drinking water himself, he does go back to help him. this shows that he is a good person, but sometimes makes bad choices.
The conversations between Moss and Carla were rather short and complex at first:  after stealing the money and getting shot, Moss tries to change the subject/make up lies to keep her from the truth. After finally telling her, he has to have her hide to protect her from his pursuers. While this shows that he is secretive/untrustworthy, he does love her enough to hide her and keep her safe.
"What incidents in the book provoke Llewelyn to make the decisions he does?" 
 Finding the case of $2 million was a  very tempting opportunity that Moss took. In doing so, he  is forced to run and send his wife into hiding from  Chigurh  ; accidently sparked a chain of violence in which he and Carla are killed. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156416 Question 2: Is Sheriff Bell a good man? A good sheriff? Why or why not? First, define parameters, and then answer the question. https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156443 What defines a good man? a good man has morals, he believes in the respect of other people and will do what must be done. When his beliefs are challenged a good man will stand by them and keep his morals for that is all that he himself really owns in this world.
Is Sheriff Bell a good man? i would say yes. Bell cares deeply for the people around him and his has an old school type thinking that helps him keep his own morals.  But when he starts doubting himself, about is WW2 unit or about the evil that he has found in Chigurh, his morals are tested and he did his best to challenge them.
Now is he a good Sheriff? A good sheriff will above all keep the peace and will die trying to protect his community and uphold the law. Now based on the book I would not say that Bell is a good Sheriff. Bell let drug dealers run free, and was unable to catch the deadly assasin that had killed many people in his own community. and after all the dust had settled Bell never found the murderer and thus he failed at his job, thus not making him a good sheriff, but this does not  affect the question of if he is a good man. a good man would have tried bis hardest to find the killer and stop it no matter what, and Sheriff Bell did that.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156443 3. Is Llewelyn a good man? Why or why not? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156476 Good can first be defined as morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; and pious in regards to classifying someone as a "good"  person or a "good man." When taking these attributes into account, I believe it's reasonable to say that Llewelyn is not a good man. Examples include his ruthlessness when he refused to offer the dying man water, and also left his wife later in the novel. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156476 1. How do Sheriff Bell's actions compare to his dialogue with other characters? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156485 Sheriff Bell is an honest man and his dialogue with others comes off as truthful and to the point. His actions are can be seen as stubborn and did not do his job very well. His actions and dialogue are different because he speaks he can be seen as honest but he does not do a good job working.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156485 4. Does sheriff Bell believe in fate? why of why not? Support your answer with details from the novel. https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156552 page 281 " I believe that whatever you do in your life it will get back to you." Yes he believes in fate because on 281 he says how it was fate for that man to die because he had no reason to kill that girl. he thinks that everything happens for a reason and if it was meant to be then it was meant to be. But even though these events happen it is still out of his control to decide punishments, its in fates hands. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156552 3. Discuss the order in which events occur and what role Carla Jean has in this sequence. https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156704 Carla Jean's appearances happen whenever there is a major development in the novel. In the beginning of the novel, she is present whenever Moss finds the millions of dollars in the briefcase. Her dialogue between her husband foreshadows the uncertainty and suspense throughout the novel. Carla Jean is later used as asset to the investigation conducted by the police and Chigurh.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156704 4. Why is "the hitchhiker" (supporting character) not given a larger role? How would the novel change if this were to happen? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156967 The hitchhiker was not given a larger role because it would have probably made Moss and Carla separate earlier in the novel. The novel would've changed because Carla wouldn't have been in the novel because she would've ;et her suspicion get to her.]]> 2018-01-30 16:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226156967 3.) Examine Sheriff Bell´s conversation with his uncle. What does this reveal about his character? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226157083 Bell looks up to his uncle for guidance, uncle Ellis holds many of the same old timey views as Bell does.]]> 2018-01-30 16:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226157083 1. What does Chigurh mean by "Every moment in your life is a turning"? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226157766 Just like when you flip a coin the turning of the coin is a game of chance and so are the decisions you make in life.]]> 2018-01-30 16:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226157766 2. Is Carson wells a flat or dynamic character? Defend your response. https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226158312
Carson Wells is a flat character because he does not undergo a change and he is not a huge importance to the work (only there for a short amount of time). He is known for his laid-back approach to the situation/and believes Chigurh is crazy the whole time he is there. He introduces Chigurh as a psychopath and his last words are about whether Chigurh knows if he is crazy or not. 

]]> 2018-01-30 16:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226158312 how does Carla Jean influence the conflict? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226159248 I think she influence the conflict because Chigurh used her as a pawn to get Llewelyn to meet up with him so that he could kill him,  but as you read on you soon realize that Carla Jean wasn't ever safe and Chigurh kills her anyway -Bree]]> 2018-01-30 16:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226159248 1.How does Carson Wells influence the conflict? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226163601 I feel as if he tried to get under Chigurh's skin and saying he could change. Also he tries to change the decision Vhigurh already made u Chigurh didn't like to be challenged and also he didn't want to be told what to do. Carson Wells was that one little voice that Chigurh tried to avoid.]]> 2018-01-30 16:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226163601 How does the hitchhiker influence conflict? https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226163606 The hitchhiker influences the conflict between Llewelyn Moss and Carla Jean because Carla comes to think that he could be cheating on her with the hitchhiker because their relationship looks suspicious and the hitchhiker is a young 15 year old girl like Carla was when the two married. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/paul_bowers/zupc73bkf8we/wish/226163606