One of the many, although minor, secrets that are attempted to be kept in "The Road" is one that the father keeps from the son. On page 34, he attemps to hide the fact that he's giving the son the rest of the hot chocolate, while only allowing himself water. In the end though, the son finds out and gently scolds him. It's apparant that this is not the first time something like this has happened when the son says "You promised not to do that" and "I have to watch you all the time." I think the father is trying to give his son the best of what they have because he's already had a full life and the son wasn't born with the same opportunity.
Another secret that is kept from the son is the fact that the father is sick. Although these secrets are different, I think they're being kept for somewhat the same reasons. The father is trying to keep his son optomistic so that he won't give up during the journey like his mother did. The father being sick doesn't help that cause at all. With him dead what hope does his son have for the future?
Alone, these secrets have little significance to the story; combined though, they show how great the relationship is between the son and father. Although some may think that keeping secrets is wrong, in this situation they just show how far a father is willing to go to protect his son and give him some hope for the future.
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I agree with this post. The secrets in this post reflect the man's love for the boy and the lengths that he will go to to protect him. It also shows the love that the boy has for the father, making sure that the father does not sacrifice anything for him.
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