In the novel Blood Meridian, written by Cormac McCarthy in 1985. McCarthy’s shows how he has gone through research on the history of the West before writing this book. McCarthy illustrates how gruesome the expansion to the west was. McCarthy describes a lawless group of…
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by Cormac McCarthy
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Author
Cormac McCarthy
Country
United States
Original language
English
Genre
Western, historical novel
Publication date
April 1985
Major Characters
The kid, Judge Holden, or "the judge", John Joel Glanton, Louis Toadvine, Tobin, "the priest", or "the ex-priest"
Subject
The main subjects of the novel are Warfare and Domination. Blood Meridian sets out our worst fears — about the world, about each other, about God Himself.