I must warn you that my description may not be accurate.Starting from page 61, a pack of men with a truck emerges on the road. Judging from the man's reaction to these people, they seem to be dangerous folks. The man immediately hides off the road and keeps silence with his boy, as soon as he detects them(but he is already spotted-_-). The people were wearing filthty blue coveralls and a cap. Some of them carried rifles and their faces were as dark as skull.
"They could hear the diesel engine out on the road, running on God knows what. When he raised up to look he could just see the top of the truck moving along the road."-pg.61
This quote from pg.61 first reveals that a truck, generating diesel engine noise, appeared on the road.
"Men standing in the stakebed, some of them holding rifles."-pg.61
Then the following sentence shows there were some men with the truck and some of them possessed guns. Their having weapons is the first clue that suggests these people are hostile and dangerous.
"the black diesel smoke coiled through the woods."-pg.62
In the next, it is described that the truck is emitting black smoke. I depicted it on the picture.
"They'd have no other way to start it save to push it and they could't get it fast enough to start on that slope."-pg.62
The truck encountered a slope. Meanwhile the truck's engine was not powerful enough to push the truck along the slope. It seemed like the truck is not in good condition. As a result, the truck helplessly halted.
This is the description of the man demonstrated in page 63. The second paragraph is all about the description of one of the mysterious people with the truck. And according to what it says, he looks like a very dangerous person. His face is very dark and has rough beard, which makes him look tough. Moreover, he is rachitic too, meaning his waist is bent forward. He also wore a pair of dirty blue coveralls, which I drew on the picture above. All these physical features indicate that he is a man of danger.
So far was the specific description of the 'truck on the road' scene. Why was it so memorable? It was mostly because of there being survivors. Before these people appeared, the man and his boy were the only living existance in the novel. However now that these dangerous folks appeared, much information is indicated. If you read through the following pages, you will see the conversation between the beard guy and the man. According to their conversation, the 'truck people' are definitely hostile and aggressive. It even seems like they eat human meat. This means survivors began to hunt each other after the world met the apocalypse. Perhaps those people were the human-hunt group or so.
Thus the 'truck on the road' scene is a turning point of the story and therefore, very important.
I really like your second drawing! It really helped me understand about the man! When I was reading the book, there was this part where the soldier(?) asked the man to take off his mask and I thought 'He wore a mask?!?' I couldn't organize his appearance because it was indirectly depicted.... I think... but you did it really well and drew a great picture! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'll be lookin forward to your next drawing!
I really liked your drawing! I can see that you are very good at drawing:) Also your drawing helped me understand how the man looked like. When I was reading the book, I was too focused on trying to analyze the main events that I missed some details. Also I agree with you in a sense that this scene is very memorable. I really didn't think there was a group of "bad people" and after I read this part I was dumbfounded.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, thanks for sharing your drawing and I'll be looking forward to your next drawing!
Your pictures describe the scene so well that I actually get what that scene is. They are so descriptive.
ReplyDeleteJinwoo--are you using a tablet to make your drawings? They are wonderful--your attention to detail and perspective is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI think your attempt to make these scenes illustrated for us allows us to see the book in a new way. Sometimes, the narration is not very descriptive and it's hard to get a clear picture of what is happening in our heads (I think McCarthy does this somewhat to keep us thinking about the philosophical implications of the world and on the emotional relationship between the man and the boy), so your methodical approach is really useful. And you're right that it is a critical moment in the story. Great work.
Oh, your usage of pictures was great and I would not be able to draw this well.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite and the most memorable scene was the one in which the truck people appeared, too, because that was the most exciting part of the storyline. One more survivor just comes up in front of the boy and his father and tries to kill them and eat them.(Is that right?) Therefore, the truck person gets shot by the man, and acutally, the bullet just goes through the forehead of the truckman. Wonderful.