Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

1. An example to show that The Road is set during a nuclear war or disaster is shown when McCarthy states that ‘the clocks stopped at 1:17.’ This shows the exact time of impact which changed the USA and possibly the world forever. Another factor which contributes to the setting and lacking scenery is when…

Write about the significance of the ways three writers you have studied have used places in their narratives F.Scott Fitzgerald uses location to distinguish between different social classes. For example Nick describes East Egg as the wealthier location when compared to West Egg. Although West Egg is the less financially secure ‘Egg’ , Gatsby lives…

‘The pared down language of the narrative reflects the pared down life the characters have to live’ Using this statement as a focus point, I collected evidence from the book to back up the broad statement. The three quotes I found were: 1. ‘No sign of life.’ Page 20 2. ‘They lay in a field…

dys·to·pi·a [dis-toh-pee-uh] noun a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. The idea of dystopia relates to The Road due to the various situations the father and son are experiencing. For example they are overwhelmed with the idea of battling through each day like its their last, this idea relates to…

Free Verse Right, let’s get the ball rolling with a quote from an American poet Robert Frost, who once said “Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” From what I can work out, the quote implying that free verse is a form of poetry where ideas can be thrown back and…

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