Even though i annotated for words i came across a lot of diction in the book. Diction was a powerful driving force that the author, "Cormac McCarthy" used to communicate a post-apocalyptic setting to the audience. This in turn created a somber mood. In the novel there were wide variety's of vocabulary that the author used to show the audience the somber mood. An instance where the diction facilitated a dark mood was when the author illustrated with words the setting of the beach. To quote the book, "They sat with their heels dug into the sand and watched the bleak sea wash up at their feet. Cold. Desolate. Birdless" (McCarthy 218). The meaning of desolate is being in a state of bleak emptiness. This word conjures feelings of depression and gloom. The use of this word contributes to the creation of a somber mood. Two more words that stood out to me were "desolate", "grey", and "barren". The author writes, "He pulled his blanket about his shoulders and looked out the gray and barren beach" (McCarthy 296). The color gray is usually hand in hand with gloom and depression, while the word "barren" means to be bleak and lifeless. The author uses the words these two words in the same sentence to create imagery, which in turn helps in creating a somber mood. The word "gray" was seemingly a favorite to the author because it was used expansively throughout the book to describe the setting. given the premise of this novel,a somber mood was to be expected and the author did a great job conveying that to the audience,
The tone mainly found in this text is a tone of foreboding (fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen) this is because they are always looking over their shoulder.” Clamped to the handle of the cart was a chrome motorcycle mirror that he used to watch the road behind him. He shifted the pack higher on his shoulders to look at the waste country “(McCarthy, 6). The action of adding mirrors on the side of a cart just so they can see anything that come up against them shows the fear and realization of the dangerous conditions. This doesn’t end “they walked through the streets wrapped in the filthy blankets. he held the pistol at his waist and held the boy by the hand “ ( McCarthy ,131) The father yet again is fearful an apprehensive to what will happen and feels as though he must always be ready to kill and protect him and his son . In response to Mikey Melons, I do think that somber is a tone of the novel but because of their fear it helps to create a somber tone. Therefore a better tone to choose would be foreboding. The tone of foreboding exemplifies the text, the novel is a post-apocalyptic, and so it was written to have the tone of uncertainty in the harsh conditions . Because of the body language of the characters and the author’s purpose in term s of tone I do believe that foreboding in very appropriate. And that the author does and amazing job of illustrating this tone. But do you find that he could have illustrated another tone better? What? And Why?
I agree with what was said above, the tone was somber and and foreboding. The line "The sunken cheeks streaked with black(96)". was said by the father in describing his son. The main use of diction in the sentence were the words sunken and streaked, sunken generally has a negative context, in this case implying malnourishment. "Streaked with black" gives the impression that there is soot or a similar material over the boys face, emphasizing the post-apocolyptic world. So yes the diction in the book did set the general flow and tone of the story.
I strongly agree with you Kaela Brown and Adicus Finkbeiner, the main tone of the story was a fearful tone that also made the book have a dark feel to it. That feel made the reader think that something bad was eventually going to happen. I liked how you added in these great quotes because they helped me understand what your point was. I was thinking the same thing as well! The man will do anything to protect his son and that is also a different form of fear rather than thinking about getting in danger by bad people on the road or not finding shelter or food. The other way the father is having fear is the thought of his son being harmed or dying. The father says, “Yes. I’ll keep checking on you. To make sure everything’s okay” (McCarthy 223). The father does not want anything bad to happen to his son and that is the main source of fear in the story. To answer your question, I said that that another tone I found in the story was fear, because of what he has to do to protect his son and himself. I also agree with you Mike Smith, the story was full of darkness, coldness and grayness because of all of the killing, gruesome actions of other people and the setting of the post-apocalyptic world. The mood that was expressed throughout the entire book was a melancholy and depressing mood. I think the author did a really good job by making the reader feel how dark the setting is and what the father and the boy have to go through.
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ReplyDeleteEven though i annotated for words i came across a lot of diction in the book. Diction was a powerful driving force that the author, "Cormac McCarthy" used to communicate a post-apocalyptic setting to the audience. This in turn created a somber mood. In the novel there were wide variety's of vocabulary that the author used to show the audience the somber mood. An instance where the diction facilitated a dark mood was when the author illustrated with words the setting of the beach. To quote the book, "They sat with their heels dug into the sand and watched the bleak sea wash up at their feet. Cold. Desolate. Birdless" (McCarthy 218). The meaning of desolate is being in a state of bleak emptiness. This word conjures feelings of depression and gloom. The use of this word contributes to the creation of a somber mood. Two more words that stood out to me were "desolate", "grey", and "barren". The author writes, "He pulled his blanket about his shoulders and looked out the gray and barren beach" (McCarthy 296). The color gray is usually hand in hand with gloom and depression, while the word "barren" means to be bleak and lifeless. The author uses the words these two words in the same sentence to create imagery, which in turn helps in creating a somber mood. The word "gray" was seemingly a favorite to the author because it was used expansively throughout the book to describe the setting. given the premise of this novel,a somber mood was to be expected and the author did a great job conveying that to the audience,
ReplyDeleteThe tone mainly found in this text is a tone of foreboding (fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen) this is because they are always looking over their shoulder.” Clamped to the handle of the cart was a chrome motorcycle mirror that he used to watch the road behind him. He shifted the pack higher on his shoulders to look at the waste country “(McCarthy, 6). The action of adding mirrors on the side of a cart just so they can see anything that come up against them shows the fear and realization of the dangerous conditions. This doesn’t end “they walked through the streets wrapped in the filthy blankets. he held the pistol at his waist and held the boy by the hand “ ( McCarthy ,131) The father yet again is fearful an apprehensive to what will happen and feels as though he must always be ready to kill and protect him and his son . In response to Mikey Melons, I do think that somber is a tone of the novel but because of their fear it helps to create a somber tone. Therefore a better tone to choose would be foreboding. The tone of foreboding exemplifies the text, the novel is a post-apocalyptic, and so it was written to have the tone of uncertainty in the harsh conditions . Because of the body language of the characters and the author’s purpose in term s of tone I do believe that foreboding in very appropriate. And that the author does and amazing job of illustrating this tone. But do you find that he could have illustrated another tone better? What? And Why?
ReplyDeleteI agree with what was said above, the tone was somber and and foreboding. The line "The sunken cheeks streaked with black(96)". was said by the father in describing his son. The main use of diction in the sentence were the words sunken and streaked, sunken generally has a negative context, in this case implying malnourishment. "Streaked with black" gives the impression that there is soot or a similar material over the boys face, emphasizing the post-apocolyptic world. So yes the diction in the book did set the general flow and tone of the story.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you Kaela Brown and Adicus Finkbeiner, the main tone of the story was a fearful tone that also made the book have a dark feel to it. That feel made the reader think that something bad was eventually going to happen. I liked how you added in these great quotes because they helped me understand what your point was. I was thinking the same thing as well! The man will do anything to protect his son and that is also a different form of fear rather than thinking about getting in danger by bad people on the road or not finding shelter or food. The other way the father is having fear is the thought of his son being harmed or dying. The father says, “Yes. I’ll keep checking on you. To make sure everything’s okay” (McCarthy 223). The father does not want anything bad to happen to his son and that is the main source of fear in the story. To answer your question, I said that that another tone I found in the story was fear, because of what he has to do to protect his son and himself. I also agree with you Mike Smith, the story was full of darkness, coldness and grayness because of all of the killing, gruesome actions of other people and the setting of the post-apocalyptic world. The mood that was expressed throughout the entire book was a melancholy and depressing mood. I think the author did a really good job by making the reader feel how dark the setting is and what the father and the boy have to go through.
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