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AP open essay prep
Question | Answer |
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Who is the author of The Road? | Cormac McCarhty |
In what year was The Road published? | 2006 |
Describe the boy in The Road. | Scrawny, scared, wanted to help people when they came across them. |
Describe the man in The Road. | Survivor, smart, possibly used to be a doctor, didn't want to help other people. |
Who was Eli in The Road? | An old man that the boy helped by feeding him. His real name is not Eli. |
What drink had the boy never had before? | A coke. |
What happens to the boy at the end of the book? | He goes with a family that he doesn't know. |
How many bullets are in the man's gun? | 2. |
What does the man lose that is vital to their survival? | His lighter. |
What is the theme of The Road? | Survival. |
Where are the man and the boy trying to get to? | The coast. |
What happens to the man and the boys belingings when they are on the coast? | Another man steals them. |
Describe the setting of The Road. | Desolate, ash covered, grey, dark, cold, quiet. |
What is the main conflict? | Trying to survive. |
What is the tone of The Road? | Monotone. |
What is McCarthy's style? | Detatched. |
How does the man die? | He gets shot with an arrow which creates a bad wound which starts to make him weak and sick until he eventually dies. |
Who are the "good" people and who are the "bad" people? | The bad people are the ones who don't hurt/eat other people, like the men in the truck and the people who live in the house that have a cellar full of people. The good people are the people who don't harm/eat other people, like the man, the boy, & Eli. |
What did the man and the boy mean by "carrying the fire"? | That they had this fire inside them to keep fighting for survival. |