The Road, By Cormac Mccarthy

Is there a time you remember a time where you were moved? A moment in time where you just thought about something that really struck you? Well, throughout the book, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, there were many passages which really struck and moved me. The story line provides and displays numerous amounts of influential passages, and one that really struck me the most is when they find a door leading downwards to a "cellar" type area. The passage reads as follows:

He started down the rough wooden steps. He ducked his head and then flicked the lighter and swung the flame out over the darkness like an offering. Coldness and damp. An ungodly stench. The boy clutched at his coat. He could see part of a stone wall. Clay floor. An old mattress darkly stained. He crouched and stepped down again and held out the light. Huddled against the
On the mattress lay a man with his legs gone to the hip and the stumps of them blackened and burnt. The smell was hideous (105).

Without a doubt, this to me stood out to be the most moving scene in the book for many reasons. Firstly, when I read, I read books as if I were watching them, almost like a movie. I like to imagine what's happening and put myself in the place of the character so I can fully experience the book. While reading this scene, putting myself in the place of any of the characters was very moving to me. Imagine yourself in a world like they live in, facing all the hardships, experience all the things they have, and then come to this. The little bit of innocence the boy has left is taken right away from him, almost as if his "childhood" was taken right away from him. As for the man, he worries more about to kid than himself. Although the sight still affects him, I believe that I would be more disappointed and worried and about the kid being traumatized and having his innocence being taken away from him in such a harsh manner. Also, for most books and movies, usually the most memorable one is