What Would Be A Name Used For?

Throughout reading the novel, many questions popped in my mind. I guess the same thing happened to you. This kind of things tend to happen when readidng a book or watching a movie of suspense. This novel treats a very intense subject as it narrates a struggle for survival. As soon as I began reading, the first question I had in mind was, who is this little boy to the man? Of course I only had to read some more pages to find out who the child was. He was the man's son. However, that wasn't my only question. Everytime something happened, like when they entered one of the houses, I got worried. I asked, would this be end?

Besides the blurr of the dreams, something I could never get out of my mind, was the absence of names for the man and his child. I can't really know what is the real reason for this, but I have my own theory.

McCarthy wrote this book, based on what he imagines the world would be in about 5 to 10 decades from now. Everything gone. Desperation. A destructed world. Due to this situation he imagines happening, people lose their values and their sense. Food is scarce, therefore they have to use other alternatives. Cannabalism. Murder. Robbery. People are dehuminized, treated like animals. Not only their actions, but people take the role of animals aswell. Hunting other humans. Escaping. Migrating is search for food. No one at this point is important anymore. Not in terms of power or possesions, but no one matters at all. People were just like dogs of different breeds. Based on my interpretaion and message the author wants to give, I believe names aren't important then. What would a name be used for if people don't matter? Seeing a human at that time was the same as seeing a wild animal now a days. Who really cares what their name is? They are just a small part of nature, trying to survive daily. Or what aboy a jew 65 years ago? Who cares what their names were? They were just supposed to be animals working for the Nazi soldiers. A number would be more than enough. Just like labeling a cow. I mean, if humans are dehumanized, what would be names used for?