Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic Representations in Cormac McCarthy's The Road | ||
| مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم | ||
| Article 27, Volume 15, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 1086-1124 PDF (666.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfafu.2023.232785.1951 | ||
| Author | ||
| محمد محمد فاروق عبد التواب* | ||
| قسم اللغة الانجليزية - کلية الالسن - جامعة الفيوم | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Through the analysis of language, themes, motifs and symbolic imagery, the current paper attempts to delve deeply into the recesses of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (2006) to uncover its apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic treasures. This analysis will depend on the Book of Revelation as a guiding text to highlight the main points of convergence between the novel and The Revelation of St. John the Divine or The Apocalypse – the last book in The Bible. The events of the novel can be interpreted through this prophetic lens. Hope in a post-apocalyptic landscape is represented by Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Despite being a time of hopelessness, hope emerges eternally at the end of the novel. Revelation is a message and a warning of the apocalypse. The current study approaches Revelation from a literary perspective. This is why the analysis will include some points under the apocalyptic domain, others under the post-apocalyptic and some under both. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Apocalypse; Post-apocalypse; The Book of Revelation; Cormac McCarthy; The Road | ||
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