The " Very Long" Road

Though I have not read deep enough into the novel's plot, I can tell that this novel is going to be great. The interesting part is that it had that post-apocalyptic feel to it. How is that? Well for one most of the environment is described as desolate and spacious. For one or more reasons the protagonists have been traveling long and yet they have not encountered anyone which hints at the mass destruction of the human race. Then there is the description of ash mixed with snow and the fact that almost all animal life and vegetation was burned so one could infer that there was some kind of big catastrophe that destroyed the world as we know it. novels of movies that i could think about that share the same genre and characteristics would have to be I am  legend, The book of Eli, and Dawn of The Dead. All of the movies Listed future some type of catastrophe that occurred that threatened the survival of the human race. In I am legend its a disease, in The book of Eli its possibly some nuclear bomb, and in Dawn of the dead it's zombie.
            The Post-Apocalyptic genre is very similar to Dystopian theme. They both feature the destruction of the human race in some way. With The dystopian theme, the free will and thinking of humans are destroyed, therefore their soul cannot be intact in, which case their body functions as an empty shell. Also both seem to be placed in the future and often times when technology has advanced and the dangers of those advancements are noticed. Where the two novels differ though is that, Post-apocalyptic novels tend to draw on the ingenuity and the will of humans to survive in a scarce or resources less world, whereas Dystopian novels tend to criticize the faults of society and conformity through the use of future Utopian societies. A good film that shares both of these aspects would be Ultraviolet. The movie sets in a future that is very Utopian possibly after some apocalyptic disaster and features a hero that discovers the faults of the society and tries to correct them. i would say that Dysptopians are much better at addressing social and political issues during our time while, Post-apocalyptics are better at showing the capabilities of individuals.
            I would say that McCarthy's style is very unique and different from the norm. It is however confusing because he does not use quotations and there are an awful lot of fragments. To guess i would say that the fragments and the lack of quotations describe the world in which the two protagonists live. they both represent the pain of the devastation that occurred before and the wanting not to "speak" or remember it. I would say that I love his style because he reiterates and accentuates his point and the environment the people are in.