 The sardonic blind man named Ely who the man and boy encounter on the road tells the father that, "There is no God and we are his prophets" [p. 170]. What does he mean by this? Why does the father say about his son, later in the same conversation, "What if I said that he's a god?" [p. 172]. Are we meant to see the son as a savior? Why is Ely the only character named in this novel? What does the mean and how does it affect your understanding of the meaning of the work as a whole?
P.D James
1/13/2017 02:46:09 pm
I believe that when Ely says, "There is no god and we are his prophets"(170), he means that clearly God himself doesn't exist. But by then calling them his prophets I believe he means that god lives in some people in the ways they act such as the boy who is innocent and pure and good. When the father then says, "What if I said that he's a god?"(172), I believe that it is just solidifying that fact that the theory of God lives within some people. We should look at the boy as a savior because he is innocent and pure similar to how Jesus was. He is also more focused on being good than surviving. He would rather die of starvation than eat another human which is a sin in the Bible. Ely was probably the only character named because he is the one who brings the idea of them being prophets and Elijah was the name of a very important prophet in the Bible.
William Gibson
1/15/2017 09:52:27 pm
I agree with what you’re saying, but if we’re looking at this novel from a religious point of view there’s one aspect that’s still left answered: why does this novel take place in a post-apocalyptic setting? In my opinion, I think that The Road takes place in a Earth destroyed by the rapture spoken of in the book of Revelations and that the man and the boy are on a path, or road, to redemption. With them carrying the fire signifying them carrying the hope for a new world and for forgiveness. The boy represents the purity and innocence of humanity as you previously stated by his compassionate tendencies but he’s also trying to steer the man to stay morally sound throughout his journey and to serve as his motivation to keep going. Now all of this is just y interpretation and I’d love to hear your opinion on the matter.
John Wyndham
1/15/2017 10:24:45 pm
In your blog post you compared the boy to Jesus because of the fact the narrator says that he’s a god. But notice how he said “a god” and god is not capitalize. My interpretation of that is maybe he is not talking about the God. Maybe the author does not want us to interpret this as him making the boy to be and God. Perhaps McCarthy had something else in mind when he wrote that sentence. If he is saying that the boy is a god then he could be interfering that the boy could either save this world or ruin it even worse if that is even possible. It is known that they are many different gods and not all of them are necessarily saviors. So could McCarthy be saying something else about the boy.
Phillip Dick
1/15/2017 11:39:57 pm
I agree that, in the novel, god lives within some people in the way they act towards others. We should indeed look at the boy as a savior and a prophet, but what is he really doing if god doesn't exist? If everyone has lost all morality and become accustomed to a life of sin, how could they ever be saved? This whole idea brings readers to a point where they have to decide if they believe that only two people "carrying the fire" can really make a change. If people can lose faith in their religion and no longer listen to God, then I doubt they'd listen to these two people.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1/16/2017 07:35:20 pm
I agree with your interpretation of what Ely said and I do believe God lives within people and the boy is definitely proof of that. He is so kind, compassionate, and willing to help other people just like god. If you look at it from a bigger point-of-view I believe the boy is representing god in the novel. The name Ely is of course a reference to the bible however, I wonder why they would reference the bible but then state that god does not exist earlier in the text? That doesn’t make sense to me.
Jasper Fforde
1/16/2017 07:54:50 pm
I agree with your response because I think they are the only three people named in the book because they have not given in to the evil of the world so the belief of God remains in them. And by them continuing to be true to their morals from before it is carrying hope and God himself. also agree that the boy is a savior because he reminds the father by always asking "are we the good guys?" to make sure that the father has the right mindset as a "good guy" and also a father and protector of the son. WC 101
Ursula K Le Guin
1/13/2017 08:37:11 pm
When Ely said, “There is no God and we are his prophets” I think he believes that God might not be present due to the new ways of living on the earth. People’s morals and beliefs have been distorted into principles of survival. I think Ely feels as if God hasn’t been present on the earth since people are living horribly, so he considers the good people as prophets to help the world be a better place. The father could also think that his son is God because he’s the one who tells his father to be compassionate for others regardless of the situation. The son has always tried to stay away from violence. Also, the son is the key to keeping his father alive. The father lives to see his son survive, and he will do anything for his son. Therefore, Ely might’ve received a name due to the understanding that the father has now gained about life in the world with his son. This situation provides a different perspective of the people that surround them and their father-son relationship. The son could possibly serve as a savior for people who have turned into “bad guys”; the strangers that are selfish and only care about their personal survival.
John Wyndham
1/15/2017 10:49:32 pm
Likewise I think that Ely said that there is no God because of the way people are living. They left everything they knew behind to embrace this new world that is all about surviving. It is like God have turned their back on them because of the way people are acting or simply because they don’t believe God exist since he has not done anything about the horror they are living in. It is true that the boy’s compassion towards others even those who want to hurt him resemble God. The boy just want to help everyone and also have the urge to ask his dad to keep everyone the meet. In many ways he is like God. I do agree that the boy definitely comes across as a savior.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1/16/2017 07:43:23 pm
Don’t you think that he might think god is not present because of how earth is? As in god would have no let so much destruction happen but because it did, it proved or showed everyone that god does not exist to them. How can the surviving people make the world a better place if the majority of them are killing and eating other humans in order to survive? The boy is definitely a seen as a god by his father and that is why nothing bad ever happens to him. I do agree with you when you say the boy could have served as an example for the rest of the survivors since he doesn’t see things the way the majority do.
Jasper Fforde
1/16/2017 08:00:11 pm
I agree with you because Eli is named in order to emphasize the message he places on the father. When he says that the boy is a god it's because like you said the boy reminds the father to be compassionate and I feel that if it weren't for the boy the father would lose his morals because the boy is there to keep the father on track and with him staying focused and good he is keeping both of them alive while also spreading compassion. God may not exist like Eli says but the hope and faith carries on within the good guys. WC 104
Phillip Dick
1/13/2017 09:17:50 pm
“There is no God and we are his prophets” (p. 170). Upon readinig that, readers know that Ely believes there is no God. The world has been destroyed both physically and morally, and people’s hope and faith have gone with it.
H.G. Wells
1/16/2017 07:13:28 pm
I think that your idea that them being prophets can be taken both positively and negatively is interesting. If interpreted as a positive term, we can infer that Ely believes in God, but does not feel his presence in the world anymore. He feels that those still alive are the prophets to continue His teaching in a world without God. This may be the reason that they choose to be the good guys and live with morals. However, if we take his idea of being prophets negatively, we get the understanding that he does not believe in God. Saying that they are prophets could be a sarcastic blow at religion. If meant this way, Ely feels that they no longer have any purpose in the world.
Anthony Burgess
1/16/2017 09:04:31 pm
I like the point that you bring up that the novel could be an inspiration in different kinds of ways. I at first thought similarly along those lines as well. Readers begin to see in the beginning of the novel that all hope and morality is lost in this cruel world. Trees are burnt down, the skies are all dark and people just really don’t seem like people anymore. This can be very depressing and hint to the idea that everyone should just give up. However, when Ely is introduced light is shed on the subject and we are able to see the novel from a different perspective. One that if we are given just a glimpse of hope (the boy to the father) then we will ultimately prevail.
Magaret Atwood
1/18/2017 05:45:39 am
Bringing up the fact that Ely was the only one whose name was mentioned because he was the only one besides the boy the man spoke to makes me think that was the actual reason because on their 'journey', they haven't met anyone who seems to be 'welcoming' or looks like has good intentions. Also, maybe the man has an idea of who Ely might be(maybe he heard of him before), or maybe he is God-sent which makes it confusing because he mentions the fact that there is no God. Also, I had the same thought in mind after reading these pages about how you said, "Even in the darkest times, innocence and morality can still be found". I think it depends the mindset one decides to have. If one tends to think positively in times of difficulties/dark times, a positive and moral mindset can be maintained.
Anthony Burgess
1/13/2017 10:56:57 pm
When Ely says “There is no God and we are his prophets” (McCarthy 170) I believe that he is basically saying that they are the ones who represent God. There seems to be a lack of a heavy influence of God during this time and people have lost their ways of life. Many people in this novel have turned to things that in a past life would be considered wrong in the eyes of God. These things include taking and killing innocent people just to go and eat them through cannibalism. When people would believe in God more deeply in an earlier life they would not even bare to think of things like this; it would be despicable. However, while all these people have been doing unhumanistic things the three named characters have remained human-like. They have remained the face of what was once. They are the ones who represent God and what should be going on, this is what possibly makes them the prophets of God. The son could be considered a savior in this world because he essentially stops the father from doing these horrible things. The father realizes that he has to take care of his son and can’t leave him and fend for himself. There is a purpose in this father’s life that prevents him from going mad and killing all of these people. By the boy preventing his father from doing this it saves the father’s moral sense and righteousness. These characters are going to be important because later on i believe that it’ll show that even though the best do exist, the environment will soon catch up to us all. 276
William Gibson
1/15/2017 10:05:42 pm
While I mostly agree with what you’re saying there’s just one thing that I just can’t seem to agree on: I don’t think that the man and the boy’s actions will be for naught. I feel like the boy will just be a driving force for the man to resist succumbing to the world around him. As long as the boy lives, the man has something to remind what him why he’d doing what he’s doing. Now, if the boy where to die that’d be a different story but I think, or more like I hope, the boy doesn’t perish as then everything the man ever loved―his entire world even―would truly be gone. Now we don’t know what will happen so anything’s fair game but this is just my opinion. And if you have anything else to say I’d love to hear it.
George Orwell
1/15/2017 10:17:52 pm
I like how you mentioned that he boy is referenced as a savior because he stops is father from doing bad things. Like God himself, in our society, people say that God is their savior because it keeps them humane and doing good things because "God is watching" and you wouldn't want to be sent to hell. I also like how you mentioned that since in their time they are going through some terrible things, they do not believe in God anymore as a source of hope because it's themselves that give each other hope just like how the boy gives the father hope, something to live for, and it forces the dad to teach the boy good morals. word count:119
William Gibson
1/13/2017 11:02:43 pm
From what I believe, the line "There is no God and we are his prophets" (McCarthy 170) means that while he believes that God may not exist, that his beliefs and teachings still resonate with the survivors and that others can teach others God’s message. This makes the novel create an atmosphere that feels like the book of Revelations in the Bible. Just like the book, The Road also has a great catastrophe that destroys the world and leaves only a few survivors. These survivors are given two choices: either succumb to the chaos of the world or find a way to “keep the fire” and restore hope to the world. The line "What if I said that he's a god?" [p. 172] adds to this by suggesting that the boy is meant to be not so much as a savior, but as a guide for the man as they both try to keep the fire. And with this Revelations-esque tone to the novel, I think why Ely is the only named character in the novel as to signify his connection to the prophet Elijah. Ely mimics the typical behaviors of a prophet with an old appearance, ramblings, and crazy-sounding but wise sayings. With all of this, this part shifts the tone from being about survival to redemption and hope.
George Orwell
1/15/2017 10:24:26 pm
I like how you mentioned that although there is no belief in God anymore, some people who were aware of him still teach others the message that he gave to people. This is what the father does to his son because he teaches his son good morals that God enforces on people so that they do not do wrong things. I can see where the boy is more of a guide to the father, but I believe that he is a savior because he without the boy, the father wouldn't have as much of a reason to keep on trying and to stop him from doing the wrong things. word count:109
George Orwell
1/13/2017 11:19:35 pm
In the novel, the man and the boy encounter another man on the road named Ely and he tells them, " There is no God and we are his prophets,"(McCarthy 170). By this the man means that there is no God, but instead we are the people who inspire others and give others reasons to do certain things. The father later said, "What if I said that he's a God,"( McCarthy 172). The father does see his son as a savior because he is the reason why the father wants to keep going and it gives him something to live for. He highly values his son and will do anything to give is time and devotion to him. Ely is the only person named in the novel because McCarthy wanted the book to be somewhat a biblical allusion because Eli was the one who served God and he was a good person. He's saying that there's no God because there are the every day people, but the people are the prophets and those who serve others with inspiration and motivation. This changes my perception of the book as a whole because this puts the boy to be entitled to something greater if the father thinks of him highly and serves him. Throughout the novel, the father does everything he can to keep the boy alive because it is the only thing good left in their tragic world. Also, it made me realize that a lot of the things happening in the book are biblical references. Just like Eli and others in the bible, the did everything they could to keep the thought of "God" because it gave them a reason to do good things and live the life that they do. word count:291
H.G. Wells
1/13/2017 11:45:14 pm
I think that Ely says "There is no God and we are his prophets" (McCarthy 170) because it shows the decayed state of the world. Morality and has been lost in the circumstances of the world, and this has caused the people lose their faith in God. This statement does not show Ely's lack of belief in God, but it shows his feeling that God has left the world they live in. The good guys are God's prophets because they are meant to spread morality in the world which has lost it. I think that the boy's innocence resembles that of Jesus, and because of this, he is meant to be a savior. He cares about the people they come across and wants to help them just as Jesus would. He is the world's only hope of regaining morality. Ely's name is important because he is meant to resemble Elijah in the Bible. This connection shows how the remaining people on earth are meant to be prophets and continue carrying the fire.
Ursula K Le Guin
1/15/2017 08:40:15 pm
I don't believe that all remaining people surrounding the boy and his father are meant to me prophets. I don't think the the boy's father is yet to be a prophet himself. The father needs to listen to his son more and try to learn his ways of thinking. In my opinion, the boy is the true savior in this book. His actions from the beginning of the novel prove his innocence and prophet-like ways. Therefore, as the novel comes to an end, I believe that the two of them, together, will be able to survive and make a difference in the world.
Ray Bradbury
1/16/2017 02:21:46 pm
I liked your comparison of the boy to Jesus. I believe that the protection of the boys innocence plays a very big part in how the book is going to turn out. I feel like he will pass on the things that his father has taught him to others around him as he gets older and that's how he will become the savior. However I don't think the world is absolutely void of other children, there are just very few and those few might not be receiving the same lessons that the boy has learned. I believe there might be other sources of hope for the world. w.c 107 words
Anthony Burgess
1/16/2017 09:03:46 pm
I like the point that you brought up that it is not that Ely does not believe in God it is more so that he feels God is not present in this world. When we read the sentence that there is no God and we are his prophets we are lead to believe that Ely doesn’t think of a God. But after analyzing it more we can see that this might not necessarily be the case. In this world, not much good has been present since that terrible disaster so many years ago. People have gone so long without food and really anything to look forward too. To many people this would be a reason to blame God for these terrible things. When something is not right it is so easy to blame God and i believe that is what’s happening in this case. 144
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1/14/2017 07:54:40 pm
What Ely means by the statement “There is no God and we are his prophets (170)” is that all the survivors who believe there is a god are basically believing in nothing. They have faith and hope in something that does not exist, and that is why everyone is living in the world they are currently in. The father says two things about his son later in the conversation, he says “You thought he was an angel?” and “What if I said that he’s a god? (172).” The father says this because Ely claims he thought he was dead when he first saw he boy. I believe we are meant to see the boy as a savior especially to his father because he is the only reason his father wants to stay alive. Also because the boy always wants to help other people whenever he has the opportunity by feeding them. Ely is the only character named in the story because I believe he represents god in a way. In the old testament the priest Eli cared for the prophet Samuel when Samuel was a child. The boy helping Ely is almost like the boy helping and or responding to god. This affects my understanding of the work as a whole because now I feel like god meant for the post-apocalyptic world to happen and that he has a plan for everyone. That is why the Ely was able to survive for so long without food, I feel like it was his destiny to meet with the boy and his father.
Magaret Atwood
1/18/2017 06:00:00 am
I strongly agree with the fact that you mentioned that God has a plan for everyone and that the post-apocalyptic world has to happen for good and other reason. Also, the boy, I believe is the only reason why the still does good things which makes the boy a "savior". However, I don't think the quote "There is no God and we are his prophets" was for the fact that the people who believed in God meant nothing because God didn't exist but instead, it was just that during that period of time, they had lost faith, and couldn't still believe that God was seeing them go through the dark moments because he said they are his prophets which means they know God exists, but were confused and not pleased with the fact that God was seeing them go through difficulties. But I think he made them go through all of that because he had a plan for everyone as you said and he does things in his own time.
Jasper Fforde
1/14/2017 10:06:37 pm
When Eli says "There is no God and we are his prophets" [p. 170] he is basically saying that God no longer exists however the people of this destroyed world carry the belief of God. Just like the boy and man “carry the fire”/ the hope. When the father says "What if I said that he's a god?" [p. 172] to the man, he is trying to restore his hope that there is a god. The boy is the man's prophet and his only reason for living. Without the boy, the man would probably die because the boy is his god. Eli responds by saying, “to be on the road with the last god would be a terrible thing”(172) because he is trying to say that the father relying on the boy is dangerous, and when he stops believing in God he will be better off. We are meant to see the son as a savior because he is the only bit of innocence left in the man's life or the world in general. Like when Ely says, “When I saw that boy I thought that I had died...I never thought to see a child again (172).Because of this conversation I believe he is the only character named because he unlike other characters is someone who actually speaks to the father in an unthreatening manner, and this conversation opens up the man's eyes in regards to the world.wc 241
Ursula K Le Guin
1/15/2017 08:48:23 pm
I don't think the father should ever stop believing in God because it would be a better chance for his survival. If the father were alone he would probably succumb to the ways of the "bad guys" we've seen in previous pages. For example, the ungodly individuals in the basement who were feasting on each other's bodies. I believe God kept the child in his life to provide hope for the both of them. Of course it'll be dangerous for both of them, but it would also be a dangerous situation without the boy. The father would have to face survival alone without any motivation and possibly kill himself like the mother.
Ray Bradbury
1/16/2017 01:59:40 pm
I never really thought about the boy being a prophet for the man, so I find this interesting and I can see why you're saying that. The boy i could pass on the teachings of his father to the rest of the world. My question is, would you see the man as a God like figure in this world, since you think the boy is his prophet. I also agree with your analysis of the Ely character. He speaks to the father in an almost normal tone and not as if he is looking for answers from the father like the boy is. Ely is actually giving the father some answers and things to think about. W.C. 116
John Wyndham
1/15/2017 10:06:19 pm
I believe the passage “There is no God and we are his prophets” (p. 170) refers to the fact that God has turn his back on their world and all they have left is the memory of him told by those who knew of him. Since their world is burned and ruined, and people have lost their humanity, so they think that God no longer exists. But in this world they are people who knew of God, people who have experience God in their life. When people talk about how things use to be in a way they are speaking God’s word. They are telling what God is capable of doing, which was the prophet's job to go and preach God’s words to those who have not heard of it. The father says “what if I said that he’s a god?” (p 172) because to him in so many ways the boy resemble a god. The father would do anything even kill for the boy, so the boy have control of the father’s actions. He did not say that the boy is God, he said that he is a god. That could refer to one of the many god’s that exist in history. God’s have a history of saving the world in their own way. Ely the only character name in the book took the name of a man from the bible. Oddly enough he does not believe that god exist. This sets scene for another duality in the book.
Phillip Dick
1/15/2017 11:23:45 pm
I find your perspective on Ely very interesting. As you said, he has a name from the Bible, but has no faith in God. I think that readers are meant to infer that before their apocalypse, he did believe (due to his name). He is a prime example of how even the deepest believers can be swayed due to their circumstances. It makes it even more fitting that this specific man is who the father talks to about the boy being a god. You mentioned that he said "a god," not "God." This is very important because although some may not believe in God himself, they may still believe in the message.
Ray Bradbury
1/16/2017 01:50:56 pm
I think by the phrase "There is no God and we are his prophets" shows a loss of faith in Ely. A prophet is a person who speaks for god or another higher power. When he says "we are his prophets" he means that the state of the world and the situation that they are in show or speak for the fact that there is no God. He believes that if there was really a God the world would not have been in the state of savagery that it is in at this point in time. I feel we are supposed to see the boy as a savior. He constantly tries to convince his father to do the right thing, even if it is not conducive to their survival. He also gives both his father and Ely some hope. I feel like his father teaching him never to eat another person allows him to hold on to his sense of humanity and he will pass that on to others. When I first saw the name Ely, it made me think of the prophet Elijah in the bible who warned the people to stop sinning and return to God.This changed my view point of the book because I see what the boy really represents. This is because they are not a lot of children left in the world, so he is the main source of change in this new world. I thought that the father was being too overprotective of the boy but in reality, he's training him to be a leader and he wants him to survive to pass on these morals to others. W.C. 273
H.G. Wells
1/16/2017 07:36:55 pm
I agree that the boy is meant to be a savior and bring morality into the world which has been lost to evil. He may very well be the only child left in the world, so it is his job to carry the fire. If he decides to put out the fire, morality may be completely lost and it will have no hope of being rebuilt. The boy has an innocence that is foreign in this world. He does not understand why people are acting the way they are because he lacks knowledge of the world before it went to ruins. His innocence is important because it is what makes him want to be kind to others they meet. He begs his father to help the people they run into and to not eat humans even though it would help them survive.
Magaret Atwood
1/16/2017 05:21:50 pm
After reading these pages, I have come to notice that this novel relates mostly some ways of man as stated in the book of Revelations in the bible. In my opinion, I think the introduction of the only mentioned character, 'Ely' was for a good and meaningful reason. There are some characteristics of Ely that makes him similar to prophet Elijah in the Bible as he speaks in parables, and acts 'crazy'. The quote,"There is no God and we are his prophets" made me have a strange thought that although his name sounds similar to a prophet and I categorized as one based on his features and certain characteristics, I came to realize that he had lost a form of trust and the spirit of enduring the hardship because if God wants 'them' to continue being his prophets then he wouldn't put them through what they were going through. I think he had just lost the believe he had for God because of the hardship, and the statement "There is no God" was stated out of disappointment or loss of hope/faith. Also, I believe the boy is a savior because throughout the journey, the man lived his life in a way that would benefit the child, and in many instances, the man would have participated in certain actions such as cannibalism if the boy didn't exist. The boy saved him from being a "bad guy" and maintaining his good deeds such as when he made mention of how rarely they show kindness to people they meet when the man was telling him a story. The boy, throughout the novel, showed a form of steadfastness. He proved that in all situations, positivity and pure-heartedness can still be maintained even it may seem difficult to. This is shown when out of generosity he offers some of their materials/supplies to Ely, the 'old man'.
Richard Bachman
1/20/2017 03:42:25 pm
I agree with this statement. Ely says there is no God because if there was a god, there would be no pain or suffering that they are enduring at the moment. Ely lost all hope and faith and he is just waiting to die. I also agree with your statement about the boy being a savior in a way that he has an innocent heart and he tries to save the people around him. It was clearly shown when he gave up some of his food for Ely even though food was very scare.
Aldous Huxley
1/17/2017 10:45:21 am
From the passage “There is no God and we are his prophets” (p. 170), Ely means that God is not existent anymore. If the world has fallen into such chaos, there is no way that the almighty could have let something this horrible occur. Because God is someone who is innocent, completely free of the sins of the world, the boy has become the man’s faith. The man literally lives only for the boy, hoping that the world (his world with the boy) will become better some day. In today’s reality, isn’t that what we all really search for? Isn’t that why we pray? The boy has become the man’s God. “Praying” to him gives the man hope. Because Ely is the only character named, we can assume there is some deeper connection. I hypothesize that “Ely” could be a shortened version of the word “elysium.” Elysium is the Greek word for the afterlife where the dead live together in a serene, blissful community. Because this man was the only man named in the whole book, this leads back to a central idea around the afterlife. To kill yourself would mean to enter the afterlife and enter a better world than the one they live in. By rejecting Ely’s claim the man continues to carry “the flame.”
Richard Bachman
1/20/2017 03:46:05 pm
I really like your connection with the book and today's society and life. Those question really have got me thinking about why we do the things we do. I also like the comment you made about the boy being the man's faith. That is a really strong way to put their relationship. It is almost like the man worships the boy for what he does, and the boy doesn't even realize it. I find that your Ely connection is very interesting. You learn something new everyday and this connection brings a new light to the character. Even though my interpretation of Ely was different, I really do agree with this.
Richard Bachman
1/20/2017 03:35:26 pm
When Ely said “There is no God and we are his prophets”, he thinks that God would’ve saved them from all this distress. I think that Ely is an allusion to the prophet Elijah. The story starts off with Elijah telling the king and his wife that they should repent for their sins or else there will be a famine. The king’s wife had all the prophets killed and there would soon be a famine. God told Elijah to leave to another city so he wouldn’t get killed and he would meet a woman who would give him food and water. The woman who gave him food was granted to have food for the rest of the famine. Her son was very sick and Elijah brought him back to life. I don’t think that Ely is a god, he merely tells a message. The boy probably the only good person in this book and the son is the prophet Elijah. Before the apocalypse, everyone was probably doing something wrong so this “famine” was struck upon them. The world turned into chaos. The boy giving Ely the food shows what good he has in him and that symbolizes that he will be rewarded for what he has done even though Ely hasn’t thanked him. It is almost like the Woman and her child and Elijah in the bible. It was almost fate that brought this man across their path and now things might be in their favor as time goes on. (250) Comments are closed.
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