In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his famed Border Trilogy. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in…
No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy
Caroline Auxier English Honors 11 Mrs. Huber April 6, 2010 No Country for Old Men: A Comparative Review Cormac McCarthy reveals a soulless America in his 2005 novel No Country for Old Men, which depicts a country unfit for anyone, especially old men. The Coen brothers’ script of the 2007 film follows the novel almost … Read more
In No Country for Old Men , the Cohen brothers use darkness and silence to ash quickly any hope that is portrayed in the film. In the beginning of the beginning of the film, Lonely Moss is hunting in a field during the day time. As he continues his hunt, a large cloud approaches above … Read more
No Country For Old Men Response I completely disagree with Keats and his idea that the movie, No Country for Old Men, ends happily as Sheriff Bell tells the story of his dream to his wife. Keats calls it a story of Bell’s “self forgiveness” as he realizes that the goals he had were way … Read more