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 * //The Road// by: Cormac McCarthy**


 * Agenda:**

//Character:// • How do the boy's needs affect the decisions that are made concerning their journey? • How does the relationship of the Man and Boy change throughout the novel? //Setting:// • How does seeing the ocean affect the reader, and what impact does this have on the boy later on? • What role does the color gray (the sky, the ash, etc.) play in establishing the mood of the book? //Themes:// • How does the role of "good guys" versus "bad guys" contribute to the overall message of the novel? • What does it mean to be human? are people who eat each other humans or just savage animals? //Symbols:// • What does the fire symbolize? • Is the book hinting that there was a nuclear war? //Style:// • How does short, "stream of consciousness" style dialogue affect the tone of the novel? • How does repetition contribute to the depression that is felt by the reader? //Author:// • Has the author had any past experiences that have affected his writing style? • Do all of McCarthy's novels put the reader in such a brutally dismal mood, or has he written anything more uplifting?

• http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/road/road_book_questions/1 • http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/road/road_themes_01/1
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Sam P Brady J Cam W
 * Agnes M.