Jonathan

Query (32)-Question or inquire about something
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Duckwalked 42-Walking in a squatting posture

Cannonading (47)- A period of continuous heavy gunfire

Vestibular (15) – A vestibular system is a sensory system located in the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

Grimacing (12)- an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face

Gryke (11)- a vertical crack about 0.5 m wide formed by the dissolving of limestone by water

Do you think the father made the right decision of letting the boy live? Would you have done the same if you were the father in a post-apocalypse world?

Are people really salvages without order? Do you think if this happened it would become a “free for all”?

How far can a father-son relationship go? How has the relationship changed?

__ Rachitic __ (63)- Someone who is suffering from Rickets, which is a disease that results in defective bone growth.

__ Meconium __ (59)-The dark green substance forming the first feces of a newborn infant. __ Catamites __ (92) – A boy who is in a homosexual relationship with an older man.

Do you think cannibalism is ever acceptable in society? Do all humans resort to cannibalism in extreme situations?

Would the dad be better off without the kid? What would happen if they split?

Are the boy and the father "lucky" when it comes to survival? (finding food etc.)

Do you think the two are losing hope that life is better in the south? Why do they continue to travel south?'

Connections Nightmares- Every person has memory of a scary dream they had when they were growing up. Many of these dreams involve the death of family members. This is because when you are young your family is the closest thing to you by far and the scariest thing to you is the loss of that connection. So when the boy had the dream that the father died I was really able to connect to this because I have had this kind of dream. One theory however is that dreaming a way of preparing for certain scenarios mentally and I think this is definitely the case in this situation as the boy knows the father is getting sicker.

Reliance on others at a young age- No matter how hard you try to fight it eventually you will grow up voluntarily or involuntarily. It is part of nature and is essential to your survival. Throughout the entire you see the boy slowly evolving into more of a mature boy especially for his age. However, nothing could prepare him for his father's death. When his father passed away he was basically distraught and did not know what to do. This brings me to my connection the importance of age and maturity. Some people naturally become independent at a young age, however no matter how much you deny it a young child can not be self sufficient. A young child has to learn from others and when his father passes away he is lost because he has no one to learn from. I think this is why the father says find more "good guys" because he relies that the boy is not grown mentally and needs others to grow up and survive.