"No Country":I- The setting and the time.

Ophelia

"No Country" I-:The setting and the time.

I-1- The setting: Texas seems to be ideal for several reasons, one being the plot:
The story is based upon one of the many drug-relaed crimes associated with the illegal drug tafraffic coming from the Mexican border, and since the border between Texas and Mexico is so long, Texas seems like an obvious choice.

Anybody who hasn't been to Texas (me for example) can picture the scene from other films or documentaries-- this is no exotic Congo River.

Still, here are some beautiful photos about the scenery taken from the Coen Brothers' film.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/11/no_country_for_old_men_out_ in.html

I like the 4 photos with show a natural scene. If you click on the link below the picture you get an enlarged view.

So: why Texas ? seems obvious, but would you perhaps like to write about the following:

What part does the setting, Texas, play in the novel (apart from the illegal drug traffic already mentioned)?

JohnShadeFan · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

I always thought the west always represented an open field, a place were moral problems come into question, a place where the law is fighting with lawlessness for control, an existential backdrop if you will.

I was wondering about the time period. If Moss is 35 and served in Vietnam, then the book can't take place in 2007. When does it take place? What does this do to the meaning of the book?

Ophelia · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

John,

I also wondered about time, but Kenneth had it all figured out!

http://www.booktalk.org/no-country-i-2-the-time-t4526.html

JohnShadeFan · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

Which is scary. Bell says things have gotten worse in a short period of time, and questions how the future will look. Now we know. Has the country grown more violent? Without statistics at my fingers, I'd be inclined to say yes. At least, the bursts of violence have become more bizzare, frightening.

Teachers nowadays have even more disturbing concerns to mention in a poll, things that were inconceivable twenty years ago.

True? Or am I only under the spell of Bell's (McCarthy's?) pessimism?

Ophelia · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

WildCityWoman


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