America in Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Novels

Abstract

This thesis deals with the depictions of post-apocalyptic environment in the novels The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill, and Severance by Ling Ma. It introduces relevant literary context of the genre of post-apocalyptic fiction and selected terms which are relevant in this context. This thesis also deals with the topics of place and loss of roots as depicted in the selected novels. Finally, it deals with the American landscape and ideologies as they are presented in the narrative of the selected literature.