Mike+Murphy

Discussion Director 1. How do we feel about the man stopping in the camp site to die? Think it was wise because he might not have found the other man 2. Why do we think the boy came back to his father's corpse repeatedly? Wants to see his father maybe some last times, and that it felt safe as a place to return to out of fear. 3. How do we feel about the ending? Liked it because it provided him the perfect situation and fulfilled the father's wishes, but I personally didn't like the ending. Vocabulary Miser Corrugate - Shaped into alternate ridges and grooves Sloughs - A swamp Verdigis - a bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate. Sepulcher - A small room or monument Connection Master: “Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave…. There is no God and we are his prophets” (143) This is the antagonist in the story thus far showing us the other side of viewing the world. Though the man was losing hope, this old man made his views on the world and their progress look very positive.

“He looked like a pile of rags fallen off a cart” (137) This is the description of the old man and maybe the man is in this state because he clearly has no hope (the quote above), and maybe McCarthy was trying to convey that if you have no hope you'll end up in a poor state.

Literary Luminary (p. 1 – 30) “The cold and the silence. The ashes of the late world carried on the bleak and temporal winds to and fro in the void.”  Page 11, Lines 2-4  Questions  What do we believe is the void?  What do we believe the ashes originate from?  What caused this fire? “Are you there? he whispered. Will I see you at the last? Have you a neck by which to throttle you? Have you a heart? Damn you eternally have you a soul? Oh God, he whispered. Oh God.”  Page 11-12, Lines 20-2  Questions  Do we think his faith is wavering?  Does anyone believe in their religion? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Do we think that we would still have faith if we were in his situation?