Q&A

Why is Anton Chigurh killing people?

Why is Anton Chigurh killing people?

Personality. Chigurh kills without compassion or remorse, but always with deliberation. He is described as having his own twisted set of morals. While he does not kill without purpose, his reasons are at times abstract and typically selfish (e.g., murdering someone for the sole intention of taking their vehicle).

What is Anton Chigurh motivation?

Objectives. Chigurh is hired to retrieve the drug money and kill Moss. However, this is not his motivation (he kills the people who hired him) – his motivation is justice and in his principles. He holds high morals about a certain way life should be and derives it from a higher power.

How would you describe the character of Anton Chigurh?

Carson Wells. The novels main antagonist, Anton Chigurh is a remorseless hit man who kills without hesitation. Anton Chigurh lacks a clear personal history, and is often described in the novel as looking exotic because of his tan skin and blue eyes. Though Chigurh is ruthless in his killing, he is described as a man with principles.

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Why does Chigurh meet up with people before killing them?

His main assignment is to recover the money. A secondary assignment is to kill the guys who the ringleader had hired to set up the deal that went bad (apparently the ringleader doesn’t tolerate screw-ups). But first Chigurh needs their information and their transponders, so he meets with them before killing them.

What happened to Chigurh at the end of Animal Farm?

Chigurh’s chosen weapon is a bolt gun used for killing cattle in slaughterhouses because of its effectiveness and simplicity, though he doesn’t hesitate to utilize an arsenal of guns through the novel to complete his work. In the end, Chigurh disappears the way he entered the narrative, seemingly into thin air.

What do you think about Chigurh?

Chigurh has no regard for who he kills at all. He gambled a shop keepers’ life on the flip of a coin. He killed those men because he is indeed a murderous lunatic: Man Who Hires Wells: I’d just like to know your opinion of him.