The Road - episodes and the context in which the woman is mentioned part 2

P.54 "The clocks stopped at 1:17. A long shear of light and then a serise of low concussions. He got up and went to the window. What is it? she said. He didnt answer. He went into the bathroom and threw the light switchbut the power was already gone. A dull rose glowin the widow-glass. He dropped to one knee and raised the lever to stop the tub and then turned on both taps as far as they would go. She was sanding in the doorway in her nightwear clutching the jamb, cradling her belly in one hand. What is it? she said. What is happening?"

Representation:
-Prepartion as the man knew somehow tha this was what he would have to do if this event occured.
-Pregnancy as the woman is shown to be far into her pregnancy as she has to hold her belly in one hand.
-Conspiracy as the man does not seem suprised and appears to know exactly what he needs to do.
-Death as the explosions in the distance could have people within them.

Thematic:
-Death is a major theme throughout the book this is the reason shown to be the start of the ongoing death march of the man and of the boy.
-Preparation as the man begins to prepare with the water so that the two of thm will have enough to drink in the coming apocolypse and not die as quickly as others.
-Life in death as this is the begining of the dead world and the woman is pregnant with the new life in the newly deceased world.
-Past and of memory as this event happend years preiously to the man and boys journey to the ocean.

Symbolic:
-Pregnancy of the life within.
-Explosions, the world is coming to an end, everything is dieing.
-Death.

Structural:
-Speech with out speech marks.
-No real emotion at the end of the world is shown.