McCarthy, Cormac. The road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print
The Book i am currently reading is called " The Road".
The character i will be describing is the main character (the dad).
The three words that can best describe that dad is...
1.Brave
2.Knowledgeable
3.Caring
Brave- Ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
Synonyms- Bold, Daring.
Antonyms- Cowardly, Fearful.
How do you know that this character has these traits?
"Why are you looking at him?
I can look where I want to.
No you cant.If you look at him again I'll shoot you."
In this complication the boy and dad come face to face with a unwanted guested. The guest threatens to kill the boy if they don't give up all there belongings, but the dad does back down. By showing his bravery the dad keeps the focus off the boy even though he has a gun pointed at him and is successful in killing the guest.
Knowledgeable- Acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation.
Synonyms- Brilliant, Clever.
Antonyms-Ignorant, unaware
How do you know that this character has these traits?
"What is it papa?
Morels. Its Morels.
What's a Morel?
There a kind of mushroom.
Is it ok to eat?
yes. go ahead take a bit."
This conversation between the boy and the dad suggest that the dad is clever/ knowledgeable. By knowing the type of mushroom and knowing if its ok to eat shows that the dad has had a good secondary education and is knowledgeable of his surroundings in nature.
Caring- Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
Synonyms- Concern, worry
Antonyms- Uncaring, neglect
How do you know that this character has these traits?
" He woke in the dark of the woods in the leaves shivering violently.He sat up and felt for the boy"
Even though the dad is shivering violently in the leaves his first reaction is to find the boy. To me this shows the dads concern of finding the boy before thinking about his own health. This reveals how caring and concern he is for others.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Blog #2
McCarthy, Cormac. The road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print
The five elements that appear in the book The Road (by Cormac McCarthey) are suspense, conflict, point of view, charater, and setting.
In my opinion the five elements should be listed as:
1.Suspense
2.Character
3.Conflict
4.Setting
5.Point of view
In the book The Road by Cormac McCarthey there are many places where suspense takes place. A great example of this occurs when the main character and his son comes face to face with an unexpected guess. The guess attentions immediately turn to the little boy. Because of this, the main character and the guess exchange in a heat debate and in doing so the author reveals suspense. As the debate continues on the suspense’s keeps building and building until the guess is finally shot down by the main character. "He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. He looked at the gun and he looked at the boy, you wouldn’t think ill kill you but your wrong. But what I’d rather do is take you up this road a mile or so and then turn you loose.
That’s all the head start we need. You wont find us.
you know what i think?
what do you think?
I think your chicken shit.
The man had already dropped to this knees at this point and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees. The man fell back instantly and lay with blood bubbling from the hole in his forehead". (MacCarthy 67) As you can see this a very suspenseful part of the book.
In my opinion the five elements should be listed as:
1.Suspense
2.Character
3.Conflict
4.Setting
5.Point of view
In the book The Road by Cormac McCarthey there are many places where suspense takes place. A great example of this occurs when the main character and his son comes face to face with an unexpected guess. The guess attentions immediately turn to the little boy. Because of this, the main character and the guess exchange in a heat debate and in doing so the author reveals suspense. As the debate continues on the suspense’s keeps building and building until the guess is finally shot down by the main character. "He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. He looked at the gun and he looked at the boy, you wouldn’t think ill kill you but your wrong. But what I’d rather do is take you up this road a mile or so and then turn you loose.
That’s all the head start we need. You wont find us.
you know what i think?
what do you think?
I think your chicken shit.
The man had already dropped to this knees at this point and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees. The man fell back instantly and lay with blood bubbling from the hole in his forehead". (MacCarthy 67) As you can see this a very suspenseful part of the book.
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