Prisca Pierre’s Reviews > No Country for Old Men > Status Update

Bell has deep respect for his profession, faces deep regret for those whom he has lost.
Bell believes that narcotics caused the fall of the human race.
Moss wearing a tush off of a wild boar on his neck, symbolizes conquering something or obtaining power.
Moss encounters an 18yr old, now accomplice.
Moss and the girl are killed how and by who?

Bell compares the state of American society to the decline of the school system.
Chigurh thrives on the fear that others have towards him.
Each time Chigurh kills someone he gathers the shells from his gun.
Moss and Chigurh parallel in actions, checking into hotels, cleaning wounds, showering

The truth cannot be corrupted according to Bell.
Moss’s wife conveys her loyalty to him, believes that he will not be conquered or killed.
Bell reveals that his role in the case is to be the person that looks after Moss.
Wells confronts Moss that he is in imminent danger and that he should forgo this pride.
Overall efforts by law officials to deescalate the rate of crime.
Moss and Chigurh: ruthless and determined

McCarthy prompts the reader to fill in the blanks.
Does not explicitly state who the men in the trunk are and who killed them, was it Chigurh?
Chigurh intimidates the service station worker with prying questions, the coin toss with him represents fate to Chigurh.
What is the box?
Chigurh shootout.

Chigurhs anecdotes of being a police officer, constant state of uncertainty.
Tries to conceptualize future adversaries.
Recurrent theme of luck, has both a positive/negative connotation.
Bell expresses his apprehension towards the ongoing case.
Moss interacts with Carla Jean & informs her that she needs to return to Odessa.
Banters with her to avoid telling the truth.
Chigurh coin toss: theme of luck and chance

Chigurh, an incredibly violent man, strangles and kills the deputy while detained.
Moss, a tactical hunter of antelope, studies the animals and his environment.
Discovers a group of abandoned Broncos surrounded by dead people.
Story primarily written in third person limited and transitions to 1st person, also written from present tense to past tense.
Moss uncovers a briefcase full of cash and takes it.