American literature

Blood Meridian

“War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” Chapter Summaries The Kid’s Early Life (Chapters 1-4) The novel […]

American literature

No Country for Old Men

“You can’t stop what’s coming. It ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” Chapter 1 Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam veteran, stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong in […]

American literature

The Road

“Then they set out along the blacktop in the gunmetal light, shuffling through the ash, each the other’s world entire.” The novel follows an unnamed father and son […]