Chigurh, or however it's spelled
Adam Fisher - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 00:22
So I was thinking about this character after class today and how we discussed that the book has been criticized for glorifying violence. I can see that a little clearer now after thinking about Chigurh. This character is introduced to the book with no drive for his killings. He even chases Moss all over the place seemingly for a bag of money. When you think about it though, how does he even know about Moss and the money? It's not explained if he was hired to find the money, or if he came across it earlier. Even if it is explained later in the book, currently it seems to me that Chigurh is in the book just to create violence.
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well if he's considered death as a person (like a ghost) then i guess he would have more incite than a regular human being
From reading, I thought that Chigurh was hired to get the money by the same people who hired Carson Wells, because how else would the executive know to ask Wells about him. I think they hired him and didn't realize who they were dealing with until after Chigurh killed the two guys who worked for them in the desert. I think when he did that, they realized that they couldn't control him because he was a psychopath, so they hired Wells to get the money before Chigurh. but i could be wrong
He's definitely not in there JUST to create violence. Granted, we don't actually know why he is doing what he's doing. I assume it's because he was involved with the drug deal somehow and maybe that money belongs to him or someone he's working for. Meanwhile, I think he is in there to shed light on several ideas. Sure, he comes across as slightly psychotic, but his statements about the coin, and others later on in the book, clearly show that he knows a lot about what's going on. In our society, we are quick to label someone insane or psychotic, simply because they go against the norm. His thing about the coin and fate, I mean, it made sense. People go through life without really thinking about the little things and there significance. Things happen every single day that people simply take for granted or choose not to think about. Chigurh sheds light on those things, I think.