The Road
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Pages 1-29 Pages 29-60 Pages 60-91 Pages 91-124 Pages 124-156 Pages 156-189 Pages 189-246 Pages 246-287
Themes
All Themes Death and Violence Familial Love Survival and Perseverance Faith, Trust, and Doubt Dreams and Memory
Quotes
Characters
All Characters The Man The Boy The Woman The Gang Member Ely The Thief The “Good Guy” Man
Symbols
All Symbols The Road The Flarepistol “Carrying the Fire”
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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The Road

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Cormac McCarthy

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