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Hunter Reagan Mrs. Paschall Honors English IV 30 October 2013 The Good Guy RulesIn the work The Road by Cormac McCarthy a obtain and son fight down to survive in a post-apocalyptic world with evil surrounding them. They ceaselessly refer to themselves as, The hefty guys, (McCarthy 66) and try to not become evil. They identify things like cannibalism as evil, and would rather go hungry than succumb to this evil. The set about constantly tries to keep the childs eyes away from the gruesome scenes that restrict this environ workforcet. When thinking of themselves as the good guys they keep from doing any wrong. Erik J. Wielenberg puts it best when he lists the rules of the good guys. He lists them as follows 1. Dont eat people. 2. Dont steal. 3. Dont lie. 4. Keep your promises. 5. Help others. 6. Never give up. (Wielenberg 4). All of these rules also bring in Biblical implications behind them. These rules are taught by the perplex to his son. Although the commence does not alwa ys follow them.The father has a hard time following rule five, Help others. The Biblical reasoning for this rule is, And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise (King James Version, Luke 6.31). The child continuously wishes to help all people that dont seem to be naughtiness guys. At matchless point the man and his son find a man that was struck by lightning the child questions, Cant we help him? Papa? (McCarthy 25). The father doesnt urgency to give him any help. This conflict is exemplified when the child and father run into a man named Ely. The man seems weary of the man as shown when it is said, He looked up the highway and down. If this is an ambush he goes first, he said. (McCarthy 83). The child follows the rules better than the man as shown whe... ...s son live by seven rules that make them the good guys. They do what they have to do to survive, without compromising their morals. They are the epitome of a light shining in the darkness. The con flict of the father and sons icy opposite personalities is exemplified when looking at how they feel about the rules. The child has ease with following every(prenominal) rule barely number six, whereas the father has trouble with every rule but number six. This shows that maybe the characters complete each other. This also shows that maybe the son is better cut out for living in this variety show of world than his father is. That fact shows that the father taught the child correctly.Works SitedBible Gateway. BibleGateway.com A Searchable Online Bible in over 100 Versions and 50 Languages. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.McCarthy, Cormac. The road. saucy York Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print. Essay -- Hunter Reagan Mrs. Paschall Honors English IV 30 October 2013 The Good Guy RulesIn the work The Road by Cormac McCarthy a father and son struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world with evil surrounding them. They always refer to themselves as, The good guys, (McCart hy 66) and try to not become evil. They see things like cannibalism as evil, and would rather go hungry than succumb to this evil. The father constantly tries to keep the childs eyes away from the gruesome scenes that characterize this environment. When thinking of themselves as the good guys they keep from doing any wrong. Erik J. Wielenberg puts it best when he lists the rules of the good guys. He lists them as follows 1. Dont eat people. 2. Dont steal. 3. Dont lie. 4. Keep your promises. 5. Help others. 6. Never give up. (Wielenberg 4). All of these rules also have Biblical implications behind them. These rules are taught by the father to his son. Although the father does not always follow them.The father has a hard time following rule five, Help others. The Biblical reasoning for this rule is, And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise (King James Version, Luke 6.31). The child continuously wishes to help all people that dont seem to be bad guys. At o ne point the man and his son find a man that was struck by lightning the child questions, Cant we help him? Papa? (McCarthy 25). The father doesnt want to give him any help. This conflict is exemplified when the child and father run into a man named Ely. The man seems weary of the man as shown when it is said, He looked up the road and down. If this is an ambush he goes first, he said. (McCarthy 83). The child follows the rules better than the man as shown whe... ...s son live by seven rules that make them the good guys. They do what they have to do to survive, without compromising their morals. They are the epitome of a light shining in the darkness. The conflict of the father and sons polar opposite personalities is exemplified when looking at how they feel about the rules. The child has ease with following every rule but number six, whereas the father has trouble with every rule but number six. This shows that maybe the characters complete each other. This also shows that maybe the son is better cut out for living in this kind of world than his father is. That fact shows that the father taught the child correctly.Works SitedBible Gateway. BibleGateway.com A Searchable Online Bible in over 100 Versions and 50 Languages. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.McCarthy, Cormac. The road. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print.