In the Road, we are unsure if the man known as Papa and the woman referred to as wife are husband and wife. I don't think they are trying to keep it from the reader, but it is very confusing as to who is related and if the boy is their son. On page 53, it says "She is standing in the doorway in her nightwear, clutching the jamb, cradling her belly in one hand. What is it? she said. Are they referring to the boy that is traveling the road now or another child? After the wife died, she was also often referred to as "her". Was the man dreaming or thinking about the past? " He thought about the picture in the road and he thought that he should have tried to keep her in their lives in e some way but he didn't know how."
In Carried Away, there is a secret similar to this one dealing with who is married to who. Jack Agnew continued writing letters to the librarian known as Louisa Doud. He kept his marriage to Grace Agnew a secret from Louisa. When he died, the reader was able to find out this secret. In The Road, we are still unsure of how each character is related to one another.
I think knowing how each character is related is important, because it would make the reader understand how the man and boy know each other and if the woman referred to as the wife did have the boy as a son. The talks between the man and boy are very simple and I often wonder if they are father and son. They look out for each other while traveling the Road and stay away from bad people.
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I do not think knowing if the boy and Papa are related is important. It is the end of the world and whether they are related or not they need eachother to survive. The boy needs Papa to find food and shelter but Papa needs the boy just as much. From the time the boy's mother kills herself Papa takes it upon himself to be the sole protector of the boy. He always tells the boy he's carrying the fire and it's Papa's duty to protect that fire. And even though Papa is dieing the fire must remain burning.
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