The Road, which reminds me of The Book of Elli (movie), is a typical story of a nuclear holocaust. The Book of Elli is extremely similar to the book. Not only are the survivors fighting against each other for food but the characters in both stories live as scavengers. Elli is the owner of the last bible on earth and it becomes his mission to keep it safe. The importance that this gives the church can also be seen in the way the father talks to God: “He raised his face to the paling day. Are you there? He whispered. Will I see you at the last? Have you a neck by which to throttle you? Have you a heart? Damn you eternally have you a soul? Oh god, he whispered. Oh God.” (McCarthy, 113) This almighty being is always there for you in the good times and in the bad. It appears as if most people call him and hate him when they are not doing well. Elli tells the viewer that the importance of the Bible is not God himself but the power it gives people. Hope is gained from the church and in a world where humans have annihilated each other hope is very valuable.
As I read on and take a journey with the father and Child I realized that the narration is not always linear. Dreams are very important not only to the character but to the reader. The past is what keeps the man alive “And the dreams so rich in color. How else would death call you?” (McCarthy, 231) it appears as if when there is a good dream it means death is coming. The dreams “so rich in color” might be referring to the light that shined before the destruction and the mood of the dream. It is a good dream and it means death calls you. The past is what he is looking for and brief glimpses of it can only mean death.
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