There is a theme in the Road, very translucent, however can also be forgotten throughout the book. The theme being described? Death. Something that's destined for everyone. In the book, the thing that the father has been trying to avoid the whole time is death. Cormac McCarthy had an interview with New York Times and he speaks on death in the Road. He said that death reaches totality in the book. Especially considering the fact that everything have died, including animals, plants, and the people. McCarthy believes, as said in the interview, that death is the ultimate issue in our world, and people don't take it very serious. I believe that McCarthy did a great job giving the readers a wake up call. It definitely gave me one. Honestly, death is one my biggest fears. McCarthy was absolutely correct, people don't take it serious. We are throwing the world away. Whatever we do, it will result in death eventually.
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