The Road

I have enjoyed reading The Road so far. I believe the tone that McCarthy creates is almost perfect for a post apocolyptic story. The tone, so far, has been sad and pretty depressing. The tone may be one reason for much of the story feeling boring and slow. Many parts are boring and feel dragged on, the dialogue between the boy and the man is very short, and many of the mans flashbacks are sad and depressing. While it may not make for a happy story, I believe the tone is what makes McCarthy's world very realistic. Many movies and other novels portray life in a post apocalyptic as non-stop excitement and adventure, but after reading some of this novel, I believe every day would be a struggle, as there would be very little to do besides look for food, eating and drinking, maybe moving to a new area, and sleeping. The sense of hoplessness that this story gives off is disturbing. Throughout what I have read, I am starting to see death as the only escape for the man and the boy. This brings up the question is suicide okay? That is what really disturbs me. We are always taught that you shouldn't even think of suicide and that life will always get better, but this story is about the struggle for life and how it will not get better for these characters. The boy basically has no future, unless the world is rebuilt, he is starving and freezing every night, and even if he does live much longer, he could be caught and eaten or enslaved.
Well, that was my rant for The Road so far.