Hope Is Critical: Cormac McCarthy’s – The Road

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Arena Journal no. 31

Matthew Ryan

Jan 2008

Abstract:

The reasons why Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road” can be classified as a ‘critical dystopia’ as opposed to ‘anti-Utopian’ are discussed. It warns readers against a post-catastrophic present characterized by neo-liberal capitalism and isolation from nature, and offers hope for a changed future unlike the present.

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