Hi all, excited to be joining this subreddit and participating as a Cormac fan. Having just finished child of god i am eager to ask questions on it but that can wait for now. Ive chosen Blood Meridian for my coursework, i am talking about it an an anti-western for a section of my argument, naturally i am detailing how the actions of the Glanton gang oppose the ideology of unique American righteousness and manifest destiny. Yet how do i distinguish the most important acts of violence in a book so saturated with bloodshed? What are the glanton Gangs most cruel and important acts of violence? Importance measured by the actions lack of morality and sheer cruelty alone. I am thinking as examples, the gangs actions through the Mexican town after the jungle and the slaughter of the miners and their mules and a description where McCarthy details how an decimated Indian village will be lost to time. Do any others stick out to you guys? An yes i am blatantly asking this sub to help me with my homework, this is also for my own interest in the book an interacting with this sub. Thanks.