“Ashes to Ashes: Eco-criticism in Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”

Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate McCarthy 's aggressive critique against consumerist humanity in ways that treat planetary ecosystems. His Pulitzer-prize winning award novel "The Road " works as an alarm for the planet's destructive environmental decline and reveals detailed strategies for human survival during such disasters. The theoretical framework selected for this research is eco criticism, eco-critical analysis reveals how the novel examines environmental destruction together with ecological breakdowns that results from human actions. This research will open up new possibilities to observe the human environment dynamics while demanding swift cooperation between human society and environmentally responsible framework.