The+Road+4W

Group Members:

 * Pete M
 * David Di
 * Nick M (Facilitator)
 * Matt W
 * Merrie W

=**Book Discussion Agenda and Questions**=

Introduction
(each member introduces themselves)

**Factual/Clarifying Questions**

 * How come the boy and his father have conflicting religious opinions?

Character/Narration

 * How can the relationship between the boy and the father be described?
 * How does the mother's suicide affect the father's mission and feelings?

Setting

 * How do "strangers" of __The Road__ relate to "strangers" of our own lives?
 * How and why is finding the coast such a vital mission for the father?

Themes

 * People of The Road are divided into two groups: "good guys" and "bad guys." How are these two personalities related to a theme of the novel?
 * How does the theme of survival reflect on the natural brutality of man in his most basic form?

**Symbolism**

 * What does the cart symbolize?
 * What role does "fire" play in the novel?

Style of Writing

 * How does the dark, ambiguous nature of the novel reflect McCarthy's expectation for the world?
 * What role does "repetition" have in McCarthy's style of writing?
 * Why does McCarthy not use quote or recognize the speaker in dialogue?

Significant Quotes

 * "You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget." pg 10.