Setting:
The novel takes place in a post-apocalyptic society, but no date/time is
specified in the novel. It can be inferred the setting is in North America,
along the eastern coast. But, the ambiguity of the setting conveys the meaning
that what is happening to the man and the boy can happen to anyone. Due to the
knowledge of the boy being born after the event that caused the apocalypse, the
post-apocalyptic world can be estimated to be about seven-nine years old.
The majority of the novel takes place in almost isolation, as the boy and man travel
through the woods, barren towns, barns, houses, the coast, and, most
importantly, the road, alone. However, the man and boy are on constant lookout
for other people- the “bad guys” who will capture, torture, and eat them.
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