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The gas station
The Man and the Boy discover the gas station. There they find oil for their lamp. The Man calls his home telephone. The gas station scene explains how they get food. -
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the road
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Home again
The man discovers his childhood home. The reader understands the father's longing for the old world that he new. The boy shows signs of fear, but of what? -
Sink or swim
the man and the boy find a lake or pond. The boy tries to swim in the lake. The reader sees the caution of the boy, and the encouragement of the father. -
dead bodies
the man and the boy find a trailer full of dead bodies -
the first person
the man and the boy find a man on the road. The stranger dies because of burns from a lightening strike. The boy is upset that they don't help him -
an army of strangers
The man and the boy encounter a van full of strangers. The men try to convince the two to join them. The man shoots one of the men, and the others eat the dead guys carcas