The Road, Cormac McCarthy
Book
Contemporary
Dystopian
Horror
Literary Fiction
Sci-fi
Book
Contemporary
Dystopian
Horror
Literary Fiction
Sci-fi
Updated: 18 September 2020
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
Pregnant women are seen being held captive by men, and later the remains of a cooked baby are seen above a fire; the implication of this could be taken to be that the women are being systemically sexually assaulted in order to provide their captors with a food source.
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