... ash. The setting always gives off this depressing and hopeless mood. McCarthy does this on purpose, by creating this relentless, colorless landscape it enables his symbols of optimism to stand out. "It had rained recently and the earth was soft underfoot and he kept his eye on the ground and before long ... a very advanced human concept. In the world the boy knows there is no use or need for such a concept. The coin symbolizes the old world. This shiny object covered in the black enamel of this meaningless world can be chiseled away and return it to its original value of meaning. It jus...

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• Grade Level: High School