McCarthy's presentation of morality in Blood Meridian reflects a Foucauldian moral chaos where right and wrong do not exist—only power exists, and the weak are consumed by the strong.

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Michael Sugrue

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there is a certain sort of pessimism about human nature that i might be tempted to describe as augustinian all right there are no moral heroes here uh instead what we have is a kind of foucaultian moral chaos where right and wrong don't exist there's only power and the weak are consumed by the strong

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Blood Meridian: Bibliotheca WebinarMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:25:46 PM

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