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Keep the fire burning, fire is a tool and hope that must keep burning.Cormac McCarthy also shows by using symbolism of fire as a sign of hope through out the book. McCarthy symbolizes fire by using the man to tell the boy to "carry the fire" whenever he feels like giving up. It also is a form of the father telling his son he loves him by encouraging him with the phrase. This love as described by McCarthy in the book is the only thing refraining the man from committing suicide and keeping him civilized unlike the rest of the people in the post- apocalyptic world. Also at one point the Man questions whether god still exists while praying because of the conditions he and his son are under. Even with that in mind the father still continues on and prays to god if he is there in hope for a better tomorrow.
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