Motel shoot out, Murderers, and Mexican Mobsters

Summary: As Moss looks ahead, a man enters the motel. He walks into a room and shoots a man in there. Moss cathes the man, and puts his gun at him. The man did not breathe a word, after Moss nervously asked him questions. Once Moss was outside, a man, who I believed to be Chigurh, opened fire at Moss. Moss, yet a gain, was shot in the arm. He limped away, but before he was gone he took a shot at the man above the motel. Moss ran into the city, finally meeting a Mexican man, who with some persuasion from money took Moss to the hospital. At the hospital, Moss woke up to a man by the name of Carson Wells. It seems Wells is in the same business as Chigurh, and Wells considers Chigurh the ultimate badass. Moss declared he will not get killed by that man, but Wells scares him by stating Chigurh will be after his wife. Meanwhile, Chigurh, is driving around looking for a vet’s office, he is looking for medical equipment for his leg. Churgh gets the medical equipment, and begans to recuperate in a cheap motel. After a few days of lying low, the main characters take action. Moss calls his wife, Chigurh kills Wells, and Sheriff Bell speaks to Carla-Jean. Moss would take a bigger step, and got out of the Mexican hospital he was in. He is first caught up with border police, but the man who was interrogating him let Moss go. I believe it had something to do with his wife, as the man said “whatever you did, tell her sorry, even if it’s your fault.” Moss, yet again, met a man who did not ask him any questions and tried to help him out, even though Moss was in a blood drenched overcoat and hospital wear. Moss would later meet a girl (who happened to be 15) and both of them have a brief adventure. Moss’ adventure would sadly end with his death when he is caught up by Chigurh

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“I knowed you were a smart ass the moment I saw you settin’ there (McCarthy 260) ” and “I knowed you were crazy the moment I saw you settin’ there (McCarthy 140).”

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I think it is important to see the parallels between Carla-Jean and the girl Moss met. The two both met Moss when they were around 15 or 16. The two have a casual looking relationship; jokes from Moss and Carla-Jean or the girl wondering if he’s speaking truths. There is also a definite fondness between the two relationships. My reaction to the two quotes is that they symbolized the beginning and end of Moss’ life. Moss’ life truly began when he met Carla-Jean, the love of his life, and it ended when he met the girl after Chigurh easily tracked Moss down. Carla-Jean's quote intensifies this symbolism as she sais this at Moss' funeral.