McCarthy seemingly describes the world as this dark eerie wasteland, but often there are glimpses of hope within this world, he conveys this through his word choice and small details. ... Throughout the novel the audience is presented with very few things that are not ruined, or covered with dirt. ... Elijah tried to persuade people to turn to the one true God, or they would be punished. ... The wicked tried to summon their false gods to defeat Elijah to no avail, but then Elijah summoned God and in a blaze of fire wiped out all the wicked. ... Colors fill humans' everyday lives, they add...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Slaves used these mediums, among other things to, lift their spirits, let out their sorrows, pass down tradition, and give them hope for the future. ... One author pleasantly concludes that music was a god given gift "recognized by the black slaves in the Americas who found in musicking a tool for spiritual survival; it must have seemed as if the art were given as a gift in a time of desperate need It spoke of and to them in their particular predicament."(Small, 118). ...

• Word Count: 2002
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate