AP+Absurdism


 * Project **
 * Andrew Johannes: Aim **
 * Term: John Mccarthy **
 * Subject 1. authors purpose **
 * Visual. [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/MZC0tEweqfpDcrcs4Kce7Fn4FcwEKtAF4Wgsi9vf2TPER2g3Au6dMmbc7r8OTx964zQcMWC6ECQYVDGHcnM-rbUFxrF2jdGQrRuHdUoMdYgXUoWHPW_4uSUZ]]**


 * 1. What is the Author's purpose. **


 * What is Carmac Mccarthy authors purpose to the book The Road? The purpose of the book is to show the relationship between father and son.Mccarthy writes “Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that”. **
 * (Mccarthy pg.10)” **
 * The father means don’t forget what has happened between both of them because it did happen and won’t be forgotten. **


 * Andrew Johannes: Aim **
 * Term: John Mccarthy **
 * Subject 2. . Is it stated implicitly or explicitly? Explicitly **


 * Visual. [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WQRvhSMfwSiilxwt0dwXTWDui3b_gCkAOhLxmnqspuv3m-pGyzigKH0RAbWoo6FMwV27hcO3hk6wmeC4IkuoBU6aHX2RnhL97-kKLABI7l-vIAgbWVzEjQzw]]**
 * 2. . Is it stated implicitly or explicitly? Explicitly **


 * The authors purpose is explained explicitly. If a person reads the book they will know what the purpose is because the author explains it through characters. John Mccarthy wrote “ Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that”. **
 * (Mccarthy pg.10)” **
 * The father explains the authors purposes through the quote above making it explicitly. **


 * Trevor: **
 * 1.Who is the audience? **
 * Cormac Mccarthy intended his books to be for people more of age such as adults or possibly older teenagers. His books contain sometimes gritty scenes that only older people might understand. His book the road is about life after an apocolypse. Mccarthy wrote “ People sitting on the sidewalk in the dawn half immolate smoking in their clothes. Like failed sectarian suicides. Others would come to help them. Within a year there were fires on the ridges and deranged chanting. The screams of the murdered. By day the dead impaled on spikes along the road. What had they done? He thought that in the history of the world it might even be that there was more punishment than crime but he took small comfort from it. (Mccarthy pg. 53) This small quote demonstrates with gruesome images and descriptions on how violent the content in his book. It also explains how older people are only going to understand what Mccarthy is writing about because the subjects in this book are mature in nature. **




 * The assumptions that the author has about his audience is that they need to have knowledge. Mccarthy targeted the older generation of people because they were the only people who could comprehend the subjects in the road. Mccarthy wanted people to understand that the road has many relatable points that interact the other peoples lives. Such as the struggle of being poor or having to find sustenance. Mccarthy wrote, “ **
 * She was gone and the coldness of it was her final gift. She would do it with a flake of obsidian. He'd taught her himself. Sharper than steel. The edge an atom thick. And she was right. There was no argument. The hundred nights they'd sat up debating the pros and cons of self destruction with the earnestness of philosophers chained to a madhouse wall. (94.1) the earnestness of philosophers chained to a madhouse wall. (94.1) This quote shows how she had to do things herself and make sure she takes care of what has to be done. Instead relying on other people, she must sustain herself and others around her. **




 * Edgar: Historical **
 * How does the historical events affect the written text? Many things happened during his time and many events as well. The cold war, Vietnam war, The moon landing, this all based off of general knowledge of history also know that his father was in the U.S Air Force. It could've been the times as a child that he did not spend so much time with his father due to his inlestment of the military. It must of been something from the past in order for him to say “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget”( [|Cormac McCarthy] , [|__The Road__] ). Maybe some events did happen that he couldn’t forget know so why he wrote in such a way in his novels. **


 * How do historical, or political events influence the relationship between the author and audience? In a way he was “ McCarthy lived an impoverished existence as his next novels”(History.com) and was affected during the 60’s and 70’s also still writing novels in such a rough time. Know so many people during this time were going through segregation and a cold war thus affecting many people close to a nuclear war at the time. Know that the time hope would be lost and things will not go right if such an event were to happen. Which influenced him to write in such a manner. Also influenced the people to some of the sort might happen which then people connecting to how everyone was feeling during that time as well as the author McCarthy. **


 * Austin: Cultural **
 * Term: Apocalypse **
 * Visual: [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Yj6HlbU-llJCvVruiQtoV5g1g3cYaKYLHphIY9V9cbVwEdqh8wLXoCls8oVb6Ojcu_bvDJZhGkrQeggiAHLHW7stIvw34A8Ab5IP37qRuCkm-xrikkSmO6cg]]**
 * 1. How do cultural events influence the relationship between the author and audience? **


 * He has more than one of the “Post Apocalyptic” genre, he knows how to keep the technological spread and realism incorporated with his writings. It goes with how people always thought that the world would end on the different dates. They keep with the fact that the locations should be geographically correct and they should keep up with the fact of how if there was a certain building and it was destroyed its not just gonna disappear.  “He has written ten novels” (Wikipedia). Therefore he should know what he’s doing when it comes to the writing of novels. **


 * 2. **
 * How does the persuasion effect modern society of the written text? **


 * Well i haven’t personally read the text, but i believe its to show how people's true colors can and will come out once the world has ended and its just you, because you don’t have to hide yourself behind a fake mask that blends you in with modern society. You won't have to force people to believe you're some kind caring perfect child, your main goal will be to survive. Once there is nobody to watch your every move you won't be putting forth the effort to hide yourself amongst other people. You'll be on your own, and you will not trust other people, you'll protect the ones you love, no matter what the cost. “It is a [|post-apocalyptic]  tale of a journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization and, in the intervening years, almost all life on Earth.” (Wikipedia) **


 * Term: Mask **


 * Visual: **