Deus ex machina- God is in the machine: It's something that solves all problems e.g. a magic ring/potion. Used in the ending of The Road.
I feel that the ending starts when the father dies on page 300 'His father was cold and stiff' and the boy accepts that he's dead on page 301 'He's dead' and then the boy's story begins when he says goodbye to his father's corpse 'I won't forget'. The boy's journey continues in 'walked back out to the road' and his new life begins.
Do you think that there is a noticeable change of tone when the Man dies?
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