Do you discern any reply in this book to Anne Frank's conclusion that, in spite of everything, people are really good at heart?
I just read this Reuters story about McCarthy's appearance on Oprah, where he apparently said: The message readers might take away from "The Road" is that one should "simply care about things and people and be more appreciative. ... Life is pretty damn good, even when it looks bad. We should be grateful," McCarthy said.
Did you take that message from the book?
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I think you could take sort a minimalist message from this book. Like, when we're stripped of our most basic needs, we see what really matters: food, water, shelter, safety, love, companionship. Or we become marauding cannibals.
McCarthy's answer seems incredibly shallow in the face of the story he told.
Oprah brings that out in people.
I thought the message was about the power of love, about how it drives us through circumstances we could not otherwise survive. About how it can lead us to sacrifice unimaginable things for another. But I am treading into the Christological themes, are I?
I would actually like to see the Oprah interview, mainly because I'd just like to hear McCarthy talk and see what he's like, how he expresses himself. I've gathered, just reading bits and pieces, that he's a pretty humble guy and would have a tendency to downplay the importance of his work. Being a sort of cowboy type at heart, it's hard to imagine him ascribing some high-falutin' meaning to his book.
But, yeah, I agree that the message was love.
Please don't be afraid of "treading." I thought this book was religious in its depth, its impact, its sense of mystery, if not in its literal meaning. If you have any insights, biblical or otherwise, please share them.
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