The Road starts off by already giving you that post apocalyptic type feel to it. The way the man reacts when he wakes, automatically reaching for the boy, just to know he's there. By their relationship so far, you can most certainly tell that this is his son. The world they live in now, desolate and scorched. Nothing but ash and death, lingering in the air. From what I have read so far, it seems that if doubt plays a big role in the son and man's relationship. The boy asking his father, "If I died, what would you do?". "I'd want to die too." He responds. Conveys a sense of bond between them. The man claiming that only the boy is his warrant and that he's the only object in between him and death.
The post apocalyptic genre describes a world after a terrible tragedy, such as a nuclear war or "the end of the world" as some may suggest. Where civilization is either completely wiped from the face of the earth or significantly reduced. Some works that might include this genre would be: Children Of Men, The Road, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, On The Beach, and, 28 Days Later. Some video games that also feature a post apocalyptic type world would be: Fallout, Gears Of War, Left 4 Dead, and, Burntime. The sub-genre of sci fi fits into dystopian fiction by being placed in the future and describing the advancing technology, which in term is our downfall. Movies that could possibly combine the post apocalyptic sub-genre with dystopian fiction would be: The Matrix, The Terminator, and, Dark City.
As For McCarthy's particular prose style, I'd have to say it's rather suspenseful. I tend to find myself getting lost in the book, even with the fragmented sentences and lack of punctuation. It definitely makes me feel as if it is very desolate, like the world they live in.
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