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Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic Representations in Cormac McCarthy's The Road

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Abstract

Through the analysis of language, themes, motifs and symbolic imagery, the current paper attempts to delve deeply into the recesses of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2006) to uncover its apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic treasures. This analysis will depend on the Book of Revelation as a guiding text to highlight the main points of convergence between the novel and The Revelation of St. John the Divine or The Apocalypse – the last book in The Bible. The events of the novel can be interpreted through this prophetic lens. Hope in a post-apocalyptic landscape is represented by Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Despite being a time of hopelessness, hope emerges eternally at the end of the novel. Revelation is a message and a warning of the apocalypse. The current study approaches Revelation from a literary perspective. This is why the analysis will include some points under the apocalyptic domain, others under the post-apocalyptic and some under both.

DOI

10.21608/jfafu.2023.232785.1951

Keywords

apocalypse, Post-apocalypse, The Book of Revelation, Cormac McCarthy, The Road

Authors

First Name

محمد محمد فاروق

Last Name

عبد التواب

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قسم اللغة الانجليزية - کلية الالسن - جامعة الفيوم

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mmf00@fayoum.edu.eg

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سنورس

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Volume

15

Article Issue

2

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41235

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2023-08-29

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2023-07-01

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1,086

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1,124

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2357-0709

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2735-3281

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27

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970

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مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم

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Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic Representations in Cormac McCarthy's The Road

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24 Dec 2024