The Road: Part 3

Yesternight, I was cold, sleepy, hungry, and without electricity. It  was difficult reading a book with a flashlight and candle in hand. In the book, they mentioned how useless the books are in the world they live in now. Quite ironic, considering that we're reading books. It also made me realize how unprepared I'd be if an apocalypse would have occurred. I still find it difficult to rationalize why the boy chose to give the old man food. Is he insane? Maybe he is a representation of God (and hope). The man and boy are, in a sense, evil. Good and Evil can be a subjective terms. The man and the boy can be considered the "bad guys" by being selfish and robbing houses (it can't helped). 

I also feel very sorry for the boy. He has been having nightmares lately that alludes to his father's death. First, when he mentioned his father that he was crying and "Papa" wouldn't wake up. The man said sorry until the boy said that it was in his dreams. How cruel it is to have your own child forecast your death... The boy also cries after he finishes swimming in  the freezing gray sea. Is it because he didn't get to have the childhood his father wanted and that fact that he has lived a life that's been so cruel for a young chilld? 

Finally, I give props to the man! Was he Bear Grylls' apprentice?! This man can survive and has impressive survival skills! Is it luck that he always end up finding food and not resorting to cannibalism or is it skill? The boy is also learning to survive and maybe, survive on his own. Afterall, he learned from the "master."