free write No country..

In No Country for Old Men, McCarthy basically has no important female characters. The only two that really stand out are the hitchhiker and Carla Jean. He kills off the hitchhiker and what surprised me the most was the fact that when Carla found out her husband has been with another girl in a hotel room it was seen as no big deal. McCarthy totally disregarded her feelings and went on to the next chapter. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that McCarthy has been through two divorces. It is possible that he has given up on women. However, in No Country, I feel he is somewhat sexist because the women in the book are not important at all. McCarthy may have just given up on women altogether or maybe he never really understood women in the first place and that is why he has been through two divorces. Also, the book is extremely violent especially the character Chigurh he continuously murders people without ever getting caught. In a way, I feel McCarthy resembles Chirgurh. One way I feel they resemble each other is because Chigurh is never found and McCarthy stays away from the media. It is very rare that he will voluntarily let himself be interviewed. Just like Chigurh he doesnt want to be "found." Also, after two divorces McCarthy may have felt that he had no control over his life. By creating the character Chigurh, McCarthy is able to exude the power he wishes he had. He uses violence as power in the book. Chigurh is so violent in the sense that he has killed so many individuals and yet he never gets caught. Therefore, Chigurh is seen as powerful because he gets whatever he wants. From the time McCarthy was a little boy he strived for power. He even went as far as to change his name to Cormac after an Irish King. Kings are very powerful because they rule the people and the land.