In one of The Road's most iconic scenes, the man and the boy discover some ash-covered apples by the side of the road. Needless to say, in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where the sun has not shone in over a decade, where no sign of life has yet appeared other than marauding cannibals, the sudden appearance of fresh, edible fruit does a lot to build the credibility of the setting.
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| Plate 22 - The man and the boy find an apple. After all, why wouldn't they? |
Its an apple, said the man
Yes, the boy said
We are sure living in a well thought out story that consistently makes sense, said the man
The boy didn't answer.
From The Road, Modern Illustrated Classics Edition. By Cormac McCarthy, et al. Ill. by John One Tree. Preorder your copy today!
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