Date of Award
8-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
English
Department
English
Major Professor
Steeby, Elizabeth
Second Advisor
Lackey, Kris
Third Advisor
Marti, Kevin
Abstract
Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Dante's the Inferno contain textual and thematic comparisons. While the Inferno creates a world that exhibits the worst fears of the medieval Catholic subconscious of Dante's time, The Road paints a world of the darkest fears of the current American subconscious. Both texts reflect a critical dystopia that speculates on human spirituality and offers a critique of society through a tour of sin and suffering in a desolate setting.
Recommended Citation
Lane, Emily, "Hell On Earth: A Modern Day Inferno in Cormac McCarthy's The Road" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1127.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1127
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