As I read throughout the book it absolutely was getting more and more interesting…
In this part of the story the man and the boy spots more survivors. The man and the boy refers to them as ‘ the bad guys’.
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(pg. 50) We can see how pure and angelic the boy is in this gray and dying world. He cries for the man who got struck by lightning. He begs his father to save the poor man but in the reality there’s nothing they could do for the man. They pass the lightened man in silent.
(pg. 52) This is the page where the man’s wife first comes up. At 1:17, the clock stops. The power is gone. By the way ‘she’ cradles her belly in one hand, it seems she’s pregnant.
(pg. 58) ‘She’ leaves her family.
She would do it with a flake of obsidian. He’d taught her himself. Sharper than steel. The edge an atom thick.
The conclusion is that she killed herself. It can be found that the man and the woman had been talking about their life, should they continue living or just die, seriously before. The boy in instant understands that his mom had left them.
(pg. 59) This is the part where the woman gives birth to the boy. Besides you can find out more about the woman’s personality how she was deliberate and cool-hearted.
(pg. 60) On the road, people wearing canister masks approaches with a truck.
(pg. 62) One of member of the group leaves his group and encounters the man and the boy.
(pg. 66) Q. what’s roadrat??? L
However, the stranger gets hold of the boy and uses knife to threaten the man. This was his mistake. The man fires his gun in the stranger’s forehead.
(pg. 78) The man again searches for any danger around them using his binoculars. However, it’s the boy who sees smoke past buildings. Taking a risk, they head to the place where the smoke comes up
(pg. 81) They hear a dog barking which follows them for 2 days afterward.
(pg. 82) They sleep in a parked car and it rains outside.
(pg. 84) This boy actually has better sense than the man. He sees a boy, about his age, wrapped in an outsized wool coat across the road. The boy chases the boy, but he is already gone. On this part, again we can see how naïve the boy is. Besides, from the dialogue on the page 85, loneliness of the boy is found. However, the man is edgy by the thought that there actually are people there and they are watching them, hiding themselves.
(pg. 91) Personally, I think this is the part where you can get much hint of the story.
An army in tennis shoes, tramping ~ Behind them came wagons drawn by slaves in harness and piled with goods of war and after that the women, perhaps a dozen in a number, some of them pregnant, and lastly a supplementary consort of catamites illclothed against the cold ad fitted in dogcollars and yoked each to each.
To me, it seems like the world is ended by the big war. Army is still moving and there’s slave somehow. So… the leaders (man in power) are still alive and the war is still going on?
In this part of the story the man and the boy spots more survivors. The man and the boy refers to them as ‘ the bad guys’.
Start ☞
(pg. 50) We can see how pure and angelic the boy is in this gray and dying world. He cries for the man who got struck by lightning. He begs his father to save the poor man but in the reality there’s nothing they could do for the man. They pass the lightened man in silent.
(pg. 52) This is the page where the man’s wife first comes up. At 1:17, the clock stops. The power is gone. By the way ‘she’ cradles her belly in one hand, it seems she’s pregnant.
(pg. 58) ‘She’ leaves her family.
She would do it with a flake of obsidian. He’d taught her himself. Sharper than steel. The edge an atom thick.
The conclusion is that she killed herself. It can be found that the man and the woman had been talking about their life, should they continue living or just die, seriously before. The boy in instant understands that his mom had left them.
(pg. 59) This is the part where the woman gives birth to the boy. Besides you can find out more about the woman’s personality how she was deliberate and cool-hearted.
(pg. 60) On the road, people wearing canister masks approaches with a truck.
(pg. 62) One of member of the group leaves his group and encounters the man and the boy.
(pg. 66) Q. what’s roadrat??? L
However, the stranger gets hold of the boy and uses knife to threaten the man. This was his mistake. The man fires his gun in the stranger’s forehead.
(pg. 78) The man again searches for any danger around them using his binoculars. However, it’s the boy who sees smoke past buildings. Taking a risk, they head to the place where the smoke comes up
(pg. 81) They hear a dog barking which follows them for 2 days afterward.
(pg. 82) They sleep in a parked car and it rains outside.
(pg. 84) This boy actually has better sense than the man. He sees a boy, about his age, wrapped in an outsized wool coat across the road. The boy chases the boy, but he is already gone. On this part, again we can see how naïve the boy is. Besides, from the dialogue on the page 85, loneliness of the boy is found. However, the man is edgy by the thought that there actually are people there and they are watching them, hiding themselves.
(pg. 91) Personally, I think this is the part where you can get much hint of the story.
An army in tennis shoes, tramping ~ Behind them came wagons drawn by slaves in harness and piled with goods of war and after that the women, perhaps a dozen in a number, some of them pregnant, and lastly a supplementary consort of catamites illclothed against the cold ad fitted in dogcollars and yoked each to each.
To me, it seems like the world is ended by the big war. Army is still moving and there’s slave somehow. So… the leaders (man in power) are still alive and the war is still going on?
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ReplyDeleteI like the way you wrote everypage where the event happened. and the hand writing you posted which summarized the events was clear to understand. When I was creating a time line from page 1 to 50 it was actually to monotonous because no particulat event occured. I suppose it was much more interesting this time with so much events to mention. The extra explanation you made about the scene(like what is happening) made it easier to understand and your personal thoughts about the plor was interesting, too
ReplyDeleteThe story line becomes more clear in my mind after reading through the time line which my thankful friends made. Last time, Sunny, and this time, Joanne... Anyway, thank you so much for helping me! (though you didn't intend to do so:)
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that you pointed out (or at least thought) that the boy is more sensitive than the man. I also thought so as I was reading that part. I sometimes had questions like... "Why doesn't the man spot other strangers or smoke faster than the boy, so that he wouldn't have to scold the boy for being less careful about strangers?"
I guess that this could also be a key for the important event of 'The Road'... Something like... Boy spotting other stranger faster than the man, so the boy follows him, and runs into danger... like that.
Anyway, I would have to read it steadily to know!
Joanne! I can see that you've put much effort to writing this full summary and I think it turned out fabulous. I like the little picture you put organizing the facts and events that happend throughout the pages.
ReplyDeleteBut I seem to doubt about your last statement about the war continuing? I thought the people in the army were the ones that gained power after the apocalypse, and they are trying to build a new country or something. I'm not sure. We should think about it more carefully again.
Overall, you did an awesome job★
Wow, I'm surprised at your summurizing the story so neatly! I also love the timeline you drew with your hands on a paper.
ReplyDeleteYes, sure the boy is a warm-hearted child, but I do not think he's that naive. He accepts the violence of the world so well. He understands the truth of the world so quickly. Of course his father blocked much of the violence from reaching the boy, but still, the boy is bearing the scenes quite well without any word. And see his recognizing the departure of his mom as quick as seconds after he wakes up. He is sure warm-hearted, but still a strong boy, I think. ^^
I agree with the other students that your summary is very clear and the illustration really helps us picture the sequence of events and organize it in our minds.
ReplyDeleteYou picked up on the sensitivity of the boy in several instances, and I think that is pretty key to understand his character. You did a nice job with the confusing "army" scene. Let's see if we can't sort that part out in class... Great work!
Your timeline really helps me to understand the overall events happening in the story. Althought 'The road' is one of the most difficult books I have ever read, everything becomes so clear after reading your brief timeline. You must have read the book really carefully. Even people who haven't heard of this book would be able to understand the plot. Brilliant!!!
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