The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a fictional post-apocalyptic novel that depicts a man and his son attempting to survive in a world where the human race has resorted to cannibalism. The father  wants to get to the shore in an attempt to survive, and in doing so he displays a comforting tone in a time of distress towards his son. In an attempt to comfort himself from ever losing his son, he says "If you died, I would want to die too" (11). The father does not want to live for himself, but to take care of his son. McCarthy depicts how a man's love for his son wont ever disappear in times of distress. The father demonstrates the love for his son once more when he lets his son drink Coca Cola without taking a single sip and the boy replies "You have some , Papa. I want you to drink it" (23) The father cares about his son's well being more than himself. A simple suicide would be easier for the man, but he has a reason to live. While the father displays a conforting tone, McCarthy makes good use of the boy's trust for his father by him having a bad dream and saying "Should I tell you what it was?" (36). This shows that the boy and the father have a very open relationship. It is needed to survive during the harsh times. The father's over caring for his son could lead to his demise, but it doesn't matter as long as his son lives. His son is all the father needs in the world.