![]() ![]() At each stage of life pain takes on a new ability for meaning. In his western trilogy, McCarthy shows the psychological effects of pain and suffering on individual psychological development. ![]() This study approaches the problem of pain in McCarthy‟s work from a perspective that joins medical science and the humanities to show how this nearly universal phenomenon forms the foundation of McCarthy‟s model of identity. An analysis of the depictions of subjective pain in the Border Trilogy, this paper suggests, can aid in a more complete understanding of McCarthy‟s entire oeuvre. Although his first four novels incorporate descriptions of subjective pain at crucial points in the narrative, in the Border Trilogy McCarthy overtly elucidates the myriad ways we make meaning from pain. While the majority of McCarthy‟s work graphically depicts brutal violence, it often avoids portrayals of subjective pain. ![]()
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