The Modern Monster: “The Road” and fearing the inevitability of growing up

The Modern Monster: “The Road” and fearing the inevitability of growing up

Content warning for discussions of violence, death, murder, cannibalism, children in peril and general themes of the apocalypse.  A portrait of Cormac McCarthy, used as the back cover of his 1973 novel “Child of God.” McCarthy was the author of “The Road,” which was adapted into a graphic novel. Photo by David Styles/Wikimedia Commons. “If you’re on the lookout all the time does that mean you’re scared all the time?” I had this whole plan to ma…