Lack of Mothers/females in The Road
There is a lack of a maternal figure for the boy throughout The Road. The boy's mother killed herself when she believed that there was no hope left. (Death is not a lover. Oh yes he is.) She believed that "They will rape me. They'll rape him. They are going to rape us and kill us and eat us." By killing herself, she symbolises the death of the world. Females are hardly seen or mentioned throughout the book, which practically, means no more reproduction to birth a new generation. It also symbolises the death of 'Mother' Earth. Without females, the world has no hope for a future.
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