The man and the boy continued on their "quest" to reach the coast. As they moved on past the house where they encountered the cannibals, things began to take a turn for the better. The days didn't get any warmer and the nights were darker than black but they pushed on.
Soon after, they find a storage room, or a cellar. The boy is afraid to see what is inside but the man convinced him that it was necessary. Once inside they discover that the cellar has all the essentials needed to survive such as food, clothing, bedding and much more. The man and the boy take refuge there for a couple more days than they had planned, then with all the food they could carry they set off.
I found it quite interesting when the boy was very hesitant to eat the food or use any of the essentials they had found. Before eating any of the food, he said a quick prayer to the people that left all those things. Children are all innocent, even those who live in horrible conditions.
A little farther down the road, they come across a very old man. The old man seems close to death but the young boy insists that they feed him anyways. Reluctantly, the father agrees and lets the old man to join them for dinner. At their departure, the old man felt no obligation to thank the boy or the man, claiming that it wouldn't have made a difference anyway.
In my opinion, they shouldn't have given the old man the food to begin with. That ungrateful old man.
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