Week 3 Post B

Cormac McCarthy is such a stud. Not only could he possibly be related to me, but his writing style is truly unique. McCarthy uses an abstract writing style that keeps the details down to a minimum but still manages to get themes of love and survival across, all in small paragraphs. He also rarely uses quotation marks, which takes some getting used to, however i feel that it is a clever stylistic choice that makes the dialogue between the father and the son significant even though they are the only two characters in the whole book. Here is an example.

Did you have any friends?
Yes. I did.
Lots of them?
Yes.
Do you remember them?
Yes. I remember them.
What happened to them?
They died.
All of them?
Yes. All of them.
Do you miss them?
Yes. I do.

McCarthy doesn't follow the conventional quoting rules but it is still clear to the reader who is speaking. McCarthy is able to to this because there are only two characters in the book at this point; the father and son. Through this technique, McCarthy is able to give each character a unique voice while keeping the actual words spoken down to a minimum.