He could not construct for the child's pleasure the world he'd lost without constructing the loss as well and he thought perhaps the child had known this better than he.
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In Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road," the protagonist grapples with the profound loss of a world he once knew, realizing that he cannot recreate it for his child without also acknowledging the sorrow tied to that loss. This struggle highlights the complexities of parenting in a devastated world, where the hope for the future must coexist with a deep understanding of the past's devastation.
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