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Rated: 7/10 • Nov 29, 2020. America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander through this post-apocalyptic world ...
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A short summary of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Road.
Intro. The Road Summary. Next. Pages 1-29. The Road takes place after some unknown apocalyptic event has nearly wiped out the earth. In this landscape everything is dead and burnt, the sun is blotted out by ash, all plants and animals are extinct, and most humans are either lone travelers or members of cannibalistic communes.
Summaries. In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. It's a post-apocalyptic world, several years after whatever the cataclysmic event, which has in turn caused frequent quakes as further potential hazards. The world is gray and getting quickly grayer as more and more things die off.
Sep 26, 2006 · 478 reviews2,576 followers. January 3, 2022. Apocalyptic Cormac McCarthy’s best selling book The Road tells the story of a father and son warily travelling across post-apocalyptic America, hoping to reach a place of sanctuary.
The Road. In the years following a world-shattering apocalyptic event, a father and son travel on foot through the charred remains of North America, struggling to survive on a quest to reach the ocean. 3,489 IMDb 7.2 1 h 51 min 2009. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Emotional. Free trial of MovieSphere, rent, or buy. Watch with MovieSphere.
Mar 28, 2006 · WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle).
