Loomis is a chemist from Ithaca, New York in the novel. ... He survived initially in the underground laboratory and because of human inventions, such as the safe suit and the plastic "polapoly". ... Ann can only escape from the clutches of him if she kills his dog Faro. ... In another of her plans she leaves a note for him, "I am tired of hiding. ... After these sources of distinct and conclusive evidence, it shows that Mr Loomis is a man who has suffered from insanity. ...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The father and son are on the point of starvation when they discover an underground bunker filled with food (McCarthy 138). ... But the sailboat named after the dove brings a message of despair; it originates from Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Africa. ... This old man has survived not through divine assistance but rather through random chance; he and all the other survivors of the catastrophe are prophets of atheism, bearing witness to the absence of God from the universe. ... There is a growing body of evidence from sociology and psychology that indicates that the happiest natio...

• Word Count: 8991
• Approx Pages: 36
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• Grade Level: High School