Brainstorming from Jacquelene and Rob

The Road questions
1. In The Road how does the boy grow from the lessons and value he learns?
2. What does Cormac McCarthy use in The Road to serve as warnings to the man and the boy?

Thesis statements for the American Dream.
1. The American Dream, no matter what the form has always been one of gain.
2. In the American Dream people have always wanted freedom of choice.