A Journey at the End of Times: A Postmodern Reading of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
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Post-apocalyptic fiction, a sub-genre of speculative fiction, is rapidly growing in popularity and movies made from these novels are gaining universal appeal in this digital age. However, the concept of apocalypse is as old as religion itself. Throughout history, humans have had an incessant curiosity in apocalyptic narratives and these narrative evolve in accord with the philosophies of their time. This research article tries to probe into the patterns and representations of post-apocalyptic world in novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, using the theoretical framework of Postmodernism.
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Post-apocalyptic fiction, a sub-genre of speculative fiction, is rapidly growing in popularity and movies made from these novels are gaining universal appeal in this digital age. However, the concept of apocalypse is as old as religion itself. Throughout history, humans have had an incessant curiosity in apocalyptic narratives and these narrative evolve in accord with the philosophies of their time. This research article tries to probe into the patterns and representations of post-apocalyptic world in novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, using the theoretical framework of Postmodernism.