The Road

The road

when the father cautions his son, "well, let's not get too smart." (pg. 160), what does he mean?

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The boy thinks they are smart to stop and hide on a rocky hill. The man tells the boy not to get too smart. It is a shred of levity in an otherwise bleak picture.

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