Cormac McCarthy in The Road portrays the man and boy as "good guys" throughout the book even with the world falling apart around them with their catchy phrase " bring the fire." They remained good kids by nurturing each other's company, which also helped contribute to their strong father-son bond despite all the tragic events along the way. McCarthy portrayed the two protagonists as good guys by showing how they refrain from cannibalism. The boy noticed the other boy's "grey, rotten teeth." Sticky to human flesh” (75). The boy notices another boy's teeth with gaps filled with blood and human organs. The boy now considered the other boy a “bad boy” even at an innocent age. The little boy then asked his father: “We wouldn't eat anyone, right? Even if we are starving? The man replied: No. Of course not” (128-129). The boy then asks his father if they would ever eat someone to survive. After seeing savages along the way killing and eating each other for food. With his father's confirmation they would do no harm...