The Road, by McCarthy (spoilers)

[MikeWaters]

A friend of mine says this about The Road:

The Road was to me more about futility, hopelessness, the pointlessness of existence, and most importantly, stubborness. It was a story about someone who refused to surrender in a time of transition, even though the outcome was already set.

???

Pointlessness? Outcome already set?

I mean I get what he is saying. But seriously, did we read the same book?

I wonder if this is a book that parents will read in a different way than yuppie non-parents.