If your planning on reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy don't read any further.
An typical story might go as the following.
1.A group of people are in a sticky situation. A problem has presented itself.
2.A man takes it upon himself to be the leader.
3.That man sacrifices himself for the good of the others.
We've all heard this story before. The Bible, Harry Potter, and The Road all follow this typical outline to a certain extent, but especially The Road by Cormac McCarthy. In this novel the first thing the reader notices is the apocalyptic setting, the world has seemingly gone through a nuclear war. A boy and what seems to be his father are pushing a cart full of almost useless things, trying to survive, living off of whatever they can. The're on a journey, they even follow a road (it doesn't get more unoriginal then that). The man is obviously the leader and becomes worn and frail soon, he gives the boy the pistol and doesn't expect to survive, however when the time presents itself he sacrifices himself for the life of the child. By buying into what we all think is going to happen McCarthy makes the story predictable yet tasty, easy yet satisfactory.
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