How we cite our quotes:
Quote #1
"[The bat] crafted in his neck two narrow grooves and folding its wings over him it began to drink his blood" (5.126).
Just when Sproule looks like he's on his last nerve, a vampire bat comes out of nowhere and bites his neck. It's almost as if nature is trying its best to kill the dude. Or at least turn him into a vampire.
Quote #2
"The cat simply disappeared. There was no blood or cry, it just vanished" (7.4).
Yes, an explosion of blood and guts is violent. But there's something eerie about the fact that Glanton's bullet makes a cat disappear. It's almost as if the animal means nothing and has no right to exist in a book this violent. McCarthy must not have been much of a cat person.
Quote #3
"A small mottled stallion belonging to one of the Delawares came out of the remuda and struck at the thing twice and then turned and buried its teeth in its neck" (9.36).
Even the horses in this book are mean to each other. Sheesh, is there any living thing in this book that doesn't want to hurt other living things?