Guided Analysis 2 (P. 70-144)

The Road Guided Analysis 2 (p. 70-144)

As you read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, you will be responsible for analyzing the text. Because we cannot write in the books, you will be using analysis guides as you go.

Write down one sentence that you think Write one sentence of your own in which you demonstrates a particularly effective use of diction, incorporate the same device. The sentence could imagery, or figurative language. Identify what device be written as part of this story, or it could be is being used and highlight it. something completely different.

Identify two passages from this reading that you Write a brief commentary on the selections believe are important to the development and you’ve chosen. You may draw inferences based understanding of a common theme or idea. on the passage, connect the passage with other Transcribe or abbreviate the passage (include page passages from the book, or even offer an analysis numbers) below and provide commentary to the of the topic thread itself. right. Ex: This is the second time McCarthy mentions “wind-up toys”. The first time is when the boy has a nightmare with wind-up penguins Ex: They clanked past, marching with a swaying gait that walk even though there was no one to wind them up. There is like wind-up toys. Bearded, their breath smoking something mechanical and lifeless represented in these people. In through their masks (p.91). contrast, the man and the boy “carry the fire” (p. 83) and this seems to be what keeps them going- something that provides symbolic light and warmth, something essential to humanity. 1. 1.

2. 2. Jot down one question you have about the text or the writing style at this point.

Jot down one observation or comment you have about the text or writing style to this point.

Jot down one prediction you have about the story.