1. What is ironic about Blevins’ statement, “Boys . . . this is goin to be a long old trip” (174)?
2. Analyze the scene where Blevins is shot. Discuss McCarthy's use of tone, syntax and/or imagery. What is the point of this passage? What does he suggest about the world we live in? Write at least a page on this one and pull out a few quotations to focus your writing.