Characterization Of Ayn Rand's A Walk In The Woods

Characterization; The main character in the book, except the boy is the father of course. He does at all costs to protect the boy, even killing another human being, since he believes that he is chosen by God to protect the boy. He is deeply suspicious and paranoid by other individuals and their intentions, unlike his son. He grows sicker, his sickness is shown thru his persistent cough, and his bloody spit. He dies at the end of the novel, next to a stream in a clearing in the woods. The boy, which is the other character, is born into the post-apoplectic world. Before the catastrophe, he knows nothing about this world. He believes that he and his father are “good guys” who carry the fire, and travels the road with his dad. …show more content…
The plant life is gone, animals have vanished and the cities are destroyed. The chaos reign in its place and civilization has broken down. No matter where the father and the son go, houses are roofless and rotting from the wind and the rain. The cycle of the season is destroyed and it seems to be continually winter. The father and the son are continually hiding and staying on the move to keep their chance meetings with other people at a minimum. The survivors fight, steel and resort to cannibalism, as it is no food to feed everyone. The human must resort to basic animal instincts, and this is a low point to human beings. Only the strongest will make it. Death is a continuous companion on the road. A wrong move could allow sneaking up and cutting their throats. There is a bitter cold, and hunger. They go days without food. Their meal typically consist of a shared can of beans, when they do eat. Even though the boy catches a fever, and the man begin to couch up blood, they go on and dare not to stop their journey. Finally, as the death can not be resisted, the man