Thoughts on fatigue as encountered in Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road'

Abstract

for no particular reason whatsoever, we just feel tired. Tired physically, mentally, emotionally: fatigued - when even rest is tiring. Fatigue is the subject of this article. I will simply discuss fatigue as an element which permeates Cormac McCarthy's famous 2006 work The Road. It is not my intention to either produce some kind of book review, or to resolve any fatigue-related life issue. I am rather sharing some musings, on one, single aspect, inspired by this huge, impressive novel. After introducing the book, attempting to be as brief as possible, I shall link a couple of essays, written by Levinas and Schopenhauer respectively, to a few observations on the experience of fatigue, as evidenced in The Road.