Garrett Dalton-The Road

Imagine a world in which nature is but a memory and the human race is on the brink of extinction. In The Road, Cormanc McCarthy presents a post apocalyptic world in which a man and his son struggle to survive in a dying world. After a nuclear war, the earth is left in desolation. Most plants and animals are gone and only a few humans remain. The survivors live on what rations they can, mostly what is left over from the previous life. others turn to cannibalism in order to survive the inhospitable reality. This book, among other things, shows humanities need for the natural world. Human beings rely so heavily on agriculture to sustain life and the absence of it makes survival almost impossible. Humanity needs to care for the environment not only for ecological morality but also to ensure the security of the human race itself. The Road was extremely well written and deservedly gained much acclaim from reviewers. I thoroughly look forward to the film adaptation that is scheduled to come out this year.