No Country for Old Men

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

No settled winner: the coin dialogue; Ellis on vanity; Chigurh’s rule question

In the discussion (4)
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  • “I got here the same way the coin did” and Carla Jean’s rejection that the coin has any say distill the final moral conflict. — Chris Ryan
  • Wells describes Chigurh as akin to the bubonic plague. — Chris Ryan
  • Ellis’s warning that what Bell faces is not new, the country is hard on people, and he cannot stop what is coming is a favorite. — Chris Ryan
  • Chigurh’s “not in the sense that you mean” answer about Wells and his question about the use of a rule that led Wells to death are highlighted. — Chris Ryan