The beginning of this book, The Road written by Cormac McCarty, seems pretty slow. Not much information is given about the main characters, their names, or even who they are. The story takes place in a desolate part of the world after a cataclysmic event. Their is constant reference to ash in the air that continually falls from the sky with no signs of stopping.
Their seem to be two main characters so far, a boy and a man. The man seems to be the father of the boy. There are many references and reasons that point to the fact that the boy is what is keeping the father alive. However, the father has an aside during these few pages and is asking himself if he will "be able to do it when the time comes". Its unsure at this time what this means, but overall the father seems very loving of his son. He offers him as much as he can, even providing him with a Coca Cola that they find while rummaging through some trash.
The Father and their son are on a journey to go south. They do not have enough supplies or the ability to survive another cold winter in the north. Unless they move south quickly, they will die. At their disposal they only have 2 sacks which they carry over their back, and one cart which they push. The cart stores many supplies. Supplies such as food and shoes are considered the most valuable to the father. They constantly stop and find many old abandoned buildings in which they delicately try to shift through all their contents in hopes of finding some small item of use.
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