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Sleeping in the night, Luna discovers a world torn apart by an unknown catastrophe. She finds only dust, ruins, and death in her dream. But when she comes across a man and his son, their nightmares become her own.




Crossover with "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy. This is actually a paper I wrote for my English class, so it is written for a viewer who might be unfamiliar with My Little Pony, but has read the book thoroughly. Click here for a pdf of "The Road"; parts of the story are quoted from the book, and reading the story aids in understanding what is happening. If the page asks you to open a signature panel or the like, just press it - it shouldn't require you to do anything else after that to read.

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You don't really need the citations. They just get in the way of reading.

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Eh, true. I'll probably get around to editing those out later tonight. It was two a.m. when I posted it, and I didn't feel like taking the time to delete them.

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Yeah, yeah, excuses, excuses.

Trixie got lost while reading this, what's 'The Road'?

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It's a book by Cormac McCarthy. About three hundred pages on paperback. Basically a post-apocalyptic world that is completely hostile, and follows the story and trials of a man and his son in the wastes. Very good read, but depressing.

You wrote a paper for English... that's a crossover with MLP?

And your teacher accepted it?

Dude, I want your English teacher.

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Well, that isn't to say that I'll earn a good grade on it. I really took a risk on this, and I wrote more of a narrative than an analysis. The main reason I did this was to contrast the dark themes in "The Road" with My Little Pony - you know, which is happy and carefree and stuff.

But, really, I have no clue what my grade will be.

I like the contrast made to The Road. Kind of brings back the mixed emotions of sadness and hope. People tend to forget that we take in experiences like a sponge with events, such as death, having the most impact. Now that Luna knows about the child and father, she will always carry the burden of their memory. This can be good or bad. Only slightly related, I've always liked this quote: “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” - Marcus Tillius Cicero. As far as I know, this means that the living wonder what becomes of the dead.

Makes you wonder what Luna has seen by taking a peek into others' subconscious. Anyways, good read! Thanks!

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Good analysis. :twilightsmile: That was part of the reason I made this the focus of my essay; the contrast between two different worlds, with the similarities of love and hope for family. I was hoping my analysis made at least some sense, so I'm glad to see I made some sort of meaning come from this.

So, to you, thanks for the read and like! :moustache:

I hated that book, honestly. It just feels like such a cheap shot; single dad with innocent child in the post apocalypse? I sum the whole thing up as blah blah sad blah blah hope. It felt strangely soulless, like it was lacking something crucial to a story and coasted by on its premise and message.

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Well, it's certainly not for everyone. I probably never would have read it if it weren't for the fact I had to read it for English. The movie was interesting, though.

All that said, the book was exploring human morality, religion, and the love of family, and I explored that love in this story.

Thanks for the comment!

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