Lets start off with my initial thoughts of each character. I really had a lot of trouble understanding Sheriff Bell in the first chapter. The grammer and the writing style Cormac McCarthy chooses to represent Sheriff Bell really seemed to agitate me. It took me forever to just read two pages. The two pages felt like 20 or 3o. Overall my impression of Sheriff Bell is he is a very southern, home grown sheriff. When I think of Sheriff Bell my thoughts directly connect to Andy Griffith. They are both out for the good of their town.
Chigurh on the other hand is insane! How in the world can you murder a man, and calmly stare at the corpse before you leave? I had a really hard time trying to picture Chirgurh as I was reading. I couldn't connect a large man with an emphysema tank and a stun gun. Point blank Chigurh is beyond the ordinary criminal.
Finally, Moss. Moss really surprises me. I was not expecting him to return to the vehicle with water. Why exactly would he do that when he knows people are going to be after him? I feel like Moss is very smart when it comes to survival, but not so intelligent when it comes to common sense, or his safety.
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