This is my child, he said. I wash a dead man's brains out of his hair. That is my job.
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In Cormac McCarthy’s "The Road," the haunting declaration of a father underscores the harrowing reality faced in a post-apocalyptic world. The father's statement about washing a dead man's brains from his child's hair exemplifies the desperate and brutal circumstances they endure. This grim imagery highlights the pervasive violence and loss that permeates their existence, painting a stark picture of survival amid devastation.
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