No Country for Old Men

Themes
1. Fate
2. Chance
3. Greed

Meaning of the Work as a Whole

If one does not change with the times then they will be left behind.

Quotes

Anton Chigurh: 1958. It's been traveling twenty-two years to get here. And now it's here. And it's either heads or tails. And you have to say. Call it.
- I believe this quote is important because it goes along with the theme Fate. Chirgurh believes it was this mans fate to die on this day. He uses this same theory with his other victims throughout the book.

Ellis: Whatcha' got ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity.
- This quote relates to the Meaning of the Work as a Whole because you can not stop times from changing and it indeed will not wait on you to catch up.  One can only be prepared to adapt to the changes with an open mind. This quote wraps the story up in a nut shell.

Anton Chigurh: What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss?
- The coin toss is very important because of it's symbolism. The coins represent the Chances we take in life, as well as the chance we encounter things. Chances are what causes most the events in the story to take place.

Character Analysis

Sheriff Bell- 
He tried hard to follow in his father's footsteps, however he was unable to keep up with the times. He gave up in a moment of weakness. He was a stong man on the outside however, on the inside he was warm hearted and empathetic.

Llewelyn Moss-
He was a good guy that let greed drag him into a mess. He was use to being the Hunter, however when it came to being the hunted he was unable to play the game. Overall, he had good intensions without thinking through the consequence.

Anton Chigurh-
The man was an overall serial killer. He blamed others for his murders and played it off as fate. He could not own up to his wrong doings, therefore one could call him a coward. He thought on a totally different level than a genuine good person. However, he did have morals he lived by and stayed true to his word. The words he spoke however were ofcourse unfair and completely twisted.

How to Read Literature like a Professor

Chapter 14. Yes, she's a Christ figure, too: Chirgurh was a Christ like figure, which is included in the book. He believed he could choose when a person's life should end.

Chapter 1. Every trip is a quest: Llewelyn set out on a trip to hunt and took a completely different turn around when he found the money. His trip ended his life and many others.

Chapter 12. Is that a Symbol?: There are several symbols throughout the story. Anton's boots were a symbol for his conscious. The money was a symbol for Greed and Chance. etc.