The Road

Civilization

What does it mean to be civilized in this book?

How does this book test the notion of civilization?

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Are you referring to Cormac McCarthy's the road? I think civilization is dead in this story. Humanity is also dead. The boy is the last living remnants of goodness and civilization. The boy is a Christ-figure that has come too late to save a world that is gasping its last breath.

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