The Road (206-287)

<---"The Apocalypse"
Summary
Things start to get better for the old man, the son, and the father. They travel far south, according to the father that they haven't encountered any danger. The father is very proud of that because his son is still alive. He was afraid of dying and leaving the boy alone because he's been having pleasant dreams. The father believes pleasant dreams means that death is coming after you, however frighten dreams are a sign of a better day. But the father keeps having pleasant dreams of his wife who committed suicide because she didn't want to live in world anymore because it was corrupted and too cold. The father, the son and the old man reach a water fall and find a house. They wash up and get cleaned. The old man begins to look fresh and healthier. They were afraid to go in the house because it could be a trap from the survivor who tried to eat them before. However, the father did go in, and he found food and clothes, and the house was warm. The boy comes out and sees an old man waving but disregards him because he didn't look familiar but it was the old man who's been traveling with them. They live there for a couple of days together with no danger at all. They ate, they washed and they slept, and they father still had the recurring pleasant dreams of his wife. Couple of days later the father died of an illness near the lake and left his son alone, however nothing was mentioned of the old man. He wept and cried for many hours over his father's body, and while he was sitting next to the body a family came behind him who’s been following them to this point; which included a son, a daughter, a wife and the husband. They took the boy into their family. This symbolizes a hope for the human race to be repopulated because amongst the family was a daughter, and the son was attracted to her...And so the book ends!


Quote
"They entered the Drawingroom. The shape of a carpet beneath the silty ash. Furniture shrouded in sheeting. Pale squares on the walls where paintings once had hung" (McCarthy 206).

Reaction
This is the description of the house the found while traveling. It gives them a sense of a new beginning because every house they encountered has no food, no clothing, just abandoned. However, this house shows a sign of life in it. There’s food, clothing, and warmth. It gives a sense of security and home.