The Road
Section 18 pages 213-223 q 1
Why does the boy stare at the deer head for a long time?
Why does the boy stare at the deer head for a long time?
The Boy stares for a long time at the mounted deer head in the store. The boy has never known nature and animals as they had been prior to the apocalypse. An animal that used to live on his planet captivates him. The deer is dead but then again, so is the world.