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    The Road

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    Research (Genre) ‘The Road’ is categorized as a post-apocalyptic fiction style novel. As stated in an article written from a student at Princeton University; Post-apocalyptic fiction is a sub genre of science fiction that is set in a world or civilization after either a nuclear war‚ plaque‚ comet/rogue planet strike‚ or some other general disaster. Usually post-apocalyptic fiction novels take place immediately after the catastrophe; the author focuses on the travails or psychology of survivors.

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    The Road written by Cormac McCarthy is a novel based on a post-apocalyptic setting. The story focuses on a father and a son. No names are given to either. But‚ the son does address his father as Papa. The father and the son are trying to survive not only by undertaking the constant struggle of getting the necessary means to live (water‚ food‚ etc.) but by surviving from the cannibals. The father and the son are traveling throughout the entirety of the novel. Before the wife had abandoned her husband

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    Writers provide glimpses of other worlds‚ giving readers opportunities to reflect on their own world To what extent do you agree with this view? The Road written by Cormac McCarthy is a post-apocalyptic novel about a man and a boy travelling down across what seems to be a bleak and dull land. In this book‚ we see a world that seems to have a bleak and dark future without a lot of hope. Land is somehow destroyed‚ perhaps by a natural cause. The cycle of seasons has been completely altered and

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    On the Road by Jack Kerouac has many themes. One theme that stood out was the rebellion against Corporate America. The main characters for this theme were Dean Moriarty‚ Sal Paradise‚ and Marylou. Each of them had behaviors that conflict with an ideal‚ working American. These characters also represent a longing for something they want‚ but can’t find or are incapable of getting. The first character that was the biggest cliché against the ideal‚ working American was Dean Moriarty. Dean was

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    The Road An unnamed father and his young son journey across a grim post-apocalyptic landscape‚ some years after a major unexplained cataclysm has destroyed civilization and most life on Earth. The land is filled with ash and devoid of living animals and vegetation. Many of the remaining human survivors have resorted to cannibalism‚ scavenging the detritus of city and country alike for flesh. The boy’s mother‚ pregnant with him at the time of the disaster‚ gave up hope and committed suicide some

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    Why do you think McCarthy has chosen not to give his characters names? How do the generic labels of “the man” and “the boy” affect the way you /readers relate to them? While reading The Road‚ a novel written by Cormac McCarthy‚ I was jerked from the warmth‚ comfort‚ and safety of my home and thrown into a cold‚ dark‚ and desolate world‚ walking alongside “the man” and “the boy”. McCarthy composes his work so graphically that readers are drawn right into the story. I believe Cormac McCarthy

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    Experiencing Through a Story Living in a post-apocalyptic world would leave one feeling terrified‚ alone‚ and on the brink of going mad‚ but it is hard to imagine these feelings to the actual extent. In the book The Road‚ McCarthy is able to draw the readers in for them to experience the real emotions of living in a post-apocalyptic world. The readers are able to feel this fear and realness because McCarthy impersonalizes the two main characters and clearly depicts the differences of life before

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    the existence of the problem strongly in Egypt which will be discussed by (tony ) Tony:(summary proof of problem) Road traffic accidents pose a global health‚ economic and social crisis. Each year‚ road traffic accidents kill more than a million men‚ women and children around the world. Tens of millions more are injured‚ some of whom become permanently disabled. In Egypt‚ road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for persons aged 5 to 25 years. Each year; more than 5000 citizens are

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    CRC MoI MoH MPWT HIB Cambodia Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System Annual Report 2004 Executive summary Photo: Jean Van Wetter @ HIB Developed with the support of: French Cooperation Belgian Cooperation World Health Organization Notice: This report may be freely reviewed‚ abstracted‚ reproduced or translated in part or in whole‚ but not for the purposes of sale. Any reproduction or use of the information in this report should be attributed to Handicap International

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    Rambo's The Road Analysis

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    Ford’s Model T car. Martin Gottfried discusses in “Rambo’s of the Road” the way the mentality of driving among Americans has changed of the years. Gottfried recalls that his parents and grandparents had fellow drivers who were as kind as they were in their non-driving life. Everyone used to let others change lanes and pass with ease. They always had a nice smile and waved as communications went. He says that people emulated who they were in daily life to how they are on the road. That is no longer

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