Essays on Cormac Mccarthy

Love has long been heralded as one of the most important aspects of the human experience. The bond between two people may be so strong that it is all they need to face very adverse situations. The nature of this relationship may be varied, especially when it comes to the link between a father and a son, as in Cormac McCarthy’s great novel The Road. Even though they never express their love verbatim, the sacrifice and trust that The Man and The Boy have for each other is so strong that it virtually isolates them from their surroundings, ...

Views on Humanity

The effort of speaking definitively upon what humanity would resort to in the event of an apocalypse is akin to divining the true purpose behind life. Every last person in the world knows the idea exists, but is unsure of what course to take. Cormac McCarthy takes readers along a particularly dreary path towards the realization of what might happen should the world as humanity knows it ever end, sparing no sensibilities along the way. The question of what will befall humanity should the world as it is known ever end is one that offers many different answers. As ...

"No Country for Old Men" is U.S film that was produced in the year 2007. It was written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film tells the story of Texas welder and Vietnam veteran. The greed and chance of these two deliver a fate that is neither denied nor wanted in the society. The themes of fate, circumstances and conscience are explained through the film. Furthermore, it talks about the value of particular generation in the society. While on the trip for hunting, Josh Brolin who is a sportsman finds some dead men and a lot of ...