Cormac McCarthy

In Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, the characters struggle to navigate a violent world as they age. Through the eyes of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, McCarthy explores the theme of mortality and the ways in which violence disrupts the natural order of life. As the characters confront their own mortality, they must also come to terms with the reality that the world they once knew is changing, and that they may no longer be able to protect themselves or their loved ones as they once could. McCarthy’s novel is a powerful meditation on the human condition and the enduring struggle to find meaning and purpose in a violent and unpredictable world.