Kelsey 

1-15 Quotes “This was not a safe place. They could be seen from the road now it was day. They could be seen from the road now it was day.” (5) This reminded me of Huck Finn and how they could only come out when it was dark because of Jim. This shows us the severity of where they are living, we don’t know much about the area but it is a place where they can’t be spotted in daylight. Telling the reader that this is a dangerous environment. Sets the tone for the rest of the book.

“Have you a heart? Damn you eternally have you a soul? Oh God, he whispered. Oh God.” (12) This quote stood out to me because its shows that the father is religious, he references God in many other instances showing that one of the themes in this book should be religion. This also tells the reader, who doesn’t necessarily know that the father and son have been through a great ordeal because he is begging God to help them out of the situation.

15-50 Vocabulary
 * **Slogging pg. 30=** slogging in the context of the road means to walk or move with difficulty or effort. In the road the man and his son slog through rough mountainous and snowy terrains
 * **Rhododendron pg. 40=** a Rhododendron is a type of plant usually a shrub ranging from a small shrub to a tree but that is rare. They are described in the road to be dead twisted and dead.
 * **Escarpment pg. 37**= an escarpment is a steep slope or a cliff like ridge of land. Trees are hanging on to them in the Road.