Water, cleaning and washing- Water is generally associated with cleansing of the soul- in Christanity, water plays a role in baptism and christianings which is a way of forgiving sins. There is a continous search for water in the novel, which could be interpreated to be a search not only physcially for survival but maybe the wipe away the days horrors and begin fresh new start. This is supported in the novel, as when the man and boy arrive at the beach, it seems to be a sort of santuary, as they do not encounter any danger there. The boy also pleeds to swim in the water, even though the water is dirty, maybe inferring that the boy wishes to make a new start and wash away the horrors and deeds his father has comitted out of his life.
The mountain-
The sea- Is the destination throughout the novel. The sea could be seen as the symbol of achievement and also hope for the furture. The landscape of the beach acts as a sort of santcuary for the man and boy as they encounter no danger there, only along the road. Reaching the coast, is escapism for the man and boy as they leave the road, the end of the country could be the end of diaster, as the sea holds nothing 'bad' in it.
The colour gray-
Fire-
Sight/sightlessness-
Seeds-
Music/musical instrument/ animal imagery-
Religious imagery-
The Coca Cola can- This could act as the symbol for American culture.
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