The Ending - My Opinion

The Beach

Quotations
" He looked at the boy. He could see the disappointment in his face. I'm sorry its not blue"
' The gray Beach' - Still no colour, limited visual imagery.
' I'm sorry its not blue' - Still no colour, shows disappointment of the man towards the boy.
' Do you think theres ships out there' - Still hoping for some sort of rescue,
' Smog on the horizon' - The Sea is dead. The sea is the life of Earth, Death symbolism.

Links?

• Loss of Hope   - Mothers suicide.
• Lack of colour - 'gray' 'ash'

Themes

• Disappointment
• Is it the end or a new beginning?
• Death
• Monotonous - Limited Palette
• Hope
• Isolation

Why this Ending?

• End of there Journey - reached there goal, to get to the sea.
• The Boy has begun to expect disappointment so is understanding
• Hoping for an equilibrium.

Other Opinions

When the Man dies?

The boy and the man have been together throughout the whole novel.
'You Said you'd never leave me' page 298
'By the light they carried' Page 300 ( Pointless, death is now inevitable)
'Point of no return' Page 300 ( Giving up, They have gone to far)