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4 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
The Road: PUNCTUATION
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'Distinct' style.
Sparse - scattered, infrequent Fits with the post apocolypical world Lack of commas and other punctuation Reflects barrenness of the landscape Help sustain mood of the book |
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The Road: KEY EVENTS LEAVING OF THE PHOTOGRAPH p53
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Symbollic because he leaves it on the road, putting the past behind him. Implicating she is on a different road finding her own salvation.
Man keeps elements of old world with him he can no longer have hope with the old world. Lost humanity |
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The Road: COKE CAN p22
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Symbolic to the idea of Isolation and apocolyptic world.
Affection of the man caring for his son and wanting him to enjoy luxuries. Taking everyday things for granted Generosity - idea of humanity still remaining between son and man Son enables man to stay sane |
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The Road: MOTHER SCENE p57-60
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Wants to spare family from their barbaric fate
Disrupts the linear chronology Shifts between man's memory and reality Disjointed narration helps sustains the novels mood of confusion and isolation. Scene - shows lack of compassion and humanity to survive for family. Contrast in how women would be |