No County for Old Men
Updated Nov 03, 2013
No Country for Old Men
Themes
1. Fate
2. Tradition
3. Chance
Meaning of the Work as
a Whole
The meaning of the work
as a whole is that each generation must adapt the traditions of previous
generations to meet the modern situations they are face with, and that often
times in doing so they fail the previous generation, and sometimes themselves,
too.
The meaning of the work
as a whole is also fate leads us to situations in life, and it is by chance
that we make the best decision.
3 Important Quotations
***Type out each quote
and in 3-5 sentences explain how/why that quote is significant to the overall
meaning.
KATIE I AM BEING LAZY!!!!!! I REFUSE TO TYPE OUT
QUOTES!!!!!!!!!! I AM GOING TO PARAPHRASE, AND YOU JUST UNDERSTAND!!!!!
When Sugar was at the
gas station, and he was talking about the coin and how it made it there it was symbolic
of the meaning of the work as a whole because it relates to the overall theme
of chance.
The second dream was
important because it was symbolic the meaning and importance of traditions.
When Llewelyn told his
wife that if she did not shut her mouth he was going to take her in the back
and screw her. I don’t think this contributed to the meaning of the work as a
whole, but I found it priceless.
Character Analysis
·
Sheriff Bell- He
feels like he failed. He is the protagonist who is seeking justice for himself,
and he is seeking to save Llewelyn. He strikes me as the type of person who
struggles with failure.
·
Llewelyn
Moss- He strikes me as a lighthearted guy who does not take life too seriously.
He is foolish and careless though, which is stupid.
·
Anton
Chigurh- He is crazy. He feels obligated to do things for whatever twisted reason.
He is a man of his word.
How to Read Literature
Like a Professor
Choose 3 Chapters and
Connect those chapters to the movie. Go into specific detail as to how each
chapter connects to a part of the movie.
The Quest chapter because the Sheriff is on a quest.
The violence chapter because there are lots of murder.
Symbol chapter because there are lots of symbols in this
movie.
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