McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print.
In my opinion, the five most important elements of The Road in order of their engagement are as follows:
- Mood
- Conflict
- Suspense
- Setting
- Plausibility
"She held his (the father's) hand in her lap and he could feel the tops of her stockings through the thin stuff of her summer dress. Freeze this frame. Now call down your dark and your cold and be damned." (McCarthy 19)
It was hard (at least for me) not to have some amount of pity for the father after reading this. The quote gave me the impression that, before the catastrophe, the father was a pretty happy guy. Then, all of the warmth and comfort of his old environment were destroyed. He was plunged into a new world, filled with a harshness that he had yet to experience. This new empathy allows me to be further engrossed in the book as I now have a desire for the father to become happy once again.
I thought this was very well done, you've included the five elements and related them to the story. The most important element being mood i would agree is a very important element. After reading this post it has made me want to find out more about this book
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