The Road Characters: Complete Analysis
The Road features complex characters representing different aspects of society, each embodying themes of the novel.
The Man and The Boy (they never get names) are traveling south toward the coast, hoping it will be warmer. The mother killed herself before the story starts, unable to face this world. They encounter various survivors—some desperate, some evil. The cannibals who keep people as food sources. The old man Ely they briefly help.