father and son

Father & Son

A father is the man in a boy’s life who helps him define who he is and what he ought to be. A father is the significant on going symbol not only to his son but to the rest of the world. Since the beginning of time men have been in dominant power and have been the lead figures in life. In The Road the father is a protector, provider and stabilizer for his son. He will go any length and cost to protect his son. He even shoots a man who holds his son hostage leaving him with only 1 bullet left to protect them.

        Besides protecting his son’s life he protects his innocence in a cold world. He knows that not much is left so he shares with him bit by bit things he feels will be important to living. He even steps but to the plate after his wife abandons him and leaves him to care for himself and a child. It isn’t easy for him to forget the love of his life and pick up and start over. Instead of taking the tragedy of sorrow, death and poverty as a negative aspect of his life he learns form it and uses his experiences to pass on to his son.
        In The Road it is obvious that the son loves his father and looks up to him as a role model. He is young and is understandably full of questions, his father does his best to answer them and he doesn’t question his father he respects him. He also listens to what his father has to say and under the circumstances and conditions he is in he can be considered a grateful and admirable young boy. Leaving without a mother, TV, games, ipods, face book and twitter would all be deemed as hellish thing to live without. But the boy in The Road was thankful for simple things such as bed time stories and a coke. And superficial things no longer seemed significant such as money.
        The father and son in The Road exemplify the true meaning of what a man to boy 9father to son relationship should be like. Even with personal issues and the world around them they still find ways to enjoy life and move on from pain, this can truly be a humbling experience and anyone can take note from it