Opening+of+Story

=Importance of Opening Scene=

At the beginning of the book, we find the character Moss out on an antelope hunt. While on this hunt he discovers several trucks and cars parked in the middle of nowhere and there is nobody to be found. He looks around and discovers several dead bodies on the ground. He looks into one of the trucks and finds that it is full of heroine. There is also a lone man in the truck asking Moss for water. Moss says that he does not have any on him, and walks away. A little ways away he discovers a bag with 2.4 million dollars in it. Moss proceeds to take the bag and heads home.

This scene is of great importance to the story. McCarthy often talks of predestiny, things are set in stone. When Moss takes the 2.4 million dollars, he sets himself a destiny. He cannot change the course of events after taking the money. Chigurh is hired to seek out Moss and kill him. All the meanwhile, Bell tries to protect Moss. According to McCarthy, this is set in stone. Nothing can change Moss' destiny anymore.