The Deserts That Shaped a Writer's Soul Cormac McCarthy's midlife crisis was a transformative journey from the dense woods of Appalachia to the vast expanses of the American West.
This odyssey was not merely personal but a testament to the power of landscape on the human imagination.
His transformation can be attributed to a fundamental shift in perspective – from the claustrophobic confines of his Appalachian roots to the boundless expanse of the desert.