No Country for Old Men Campaign

No Country for Old Men by Cormic McCarthy was easily one of the best books that I've ever read. I loved reading the book because it was interesting after every page. Like My Year of Meats, there were three main characters that the book followed. Moss, Chigurh, and Sheriff Bell, all had interesting points of view.

The one that was most hard to follow was Sheriff Bell. At the beginning of every chapter, Sheriff Bell would give a 2-3 page talk that normally didn't have much to do with the story so I wouldn't really pay attention. After I finished the book, I went back and read a couple of excerpts and it all made more sense. I looked on the internet and checked on some deeper themes as well.

It turns out that Sheriff Bell and Chigurh are just like the opposite sides of a coin. The two sides of the coin never see each other. At one point in the book, Chigurh and Sheriff Bell are standing on opposite sides of a door in a very intense scene. Throughout the book, the two men that are polar opposites never see each other. This raises the question, are they the same person? Probably not, but it's interesting. It's not easy to figure out what exactly the answer is, but its a little difficult to comprehend.

I saw the movie in theatres, and I had no idea what the ending meant. It's definitely true that even though there are great similarities between the movie and the book, the book is much more entertaining. This would be a great book for this class next year because it is a very fun read, then a movie, and the discussions would be great.