The Theme Of Love In Cormac Mccarthy's The Road

In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, an important theme that is developed throughout the book is the ideal of trust. The relationship between the boy and the man is developed throughout and can be juxtaposed through the relationships seen with other characters. Along with the trust McCarthy also emphasis the significance of lying to go deeper into his point about the importance of human relationships and how important they are for survival. McCarthy uses these characters all throughout the book to show how trust is a delicate and important part of every human relationship. Throughout the entire book McCarthy subtly shows the issues of trust between the man and the boy. The boy is constantly depending on the man for his guidance and reassurance. With the uncertain circumstances that

The only thing that these two characters have left is each other and once they lose the trust that they have then they will lose each other. At one point the boy must remind the man “If you break little promises you’ll break big ones”(34). Losing the trust for the little things mean that the trust for the big things, the things that matter, is no longer there. Also, this is a pivotal point for the boy, it shows his maturity and how much he has grown throughout the book. However even though the boy is becoming more mature he still needs his father to stay alive in the world that they live in. McCarthy is using these two characters to make the point about how fragile humans really are. The little lie can destroy the trust that they need to survive. Staying honest and truth with each other is imperative for these characters on the road. Everything, even their environment is an enemy, with everything against them the need for each other to completely trust each other is the what will ultimately be what causes their survival or their