Zayneb Jaatout

Rhythms of Ethical Responsibility: Embodied Care and Survival in Cormac Mccarthy's the Road

Abstract Critical readings of Cormac McCarthy's The Road have examined the novel's religious and redemptive possibilities, its representation of ethical choice, its ecology of ruin, and the limits of parental care. These approaches establish that care and moral value remain central to McCarthy's devastated world, but t...