The theme for the story following the events that followed Moss picking up the briefcase of money was that Bell, the local sheriff, was no longer a man of that time. That he no longer understands them and feels that the new generation is lacking the traditional values that he is constantly trying to uphold. He has a discussion with a women who felt similarly that she didn’t like where the country was going and Bell responded with “well mam I dont think you got any worries about the way the country is headed. The way I see it goin I dont have much doubt but what she’ll be able to have an abortion, she’ll be able to have you put to sleep.” This disconnection with how people are now behaving is no more clear than it is with Chigurh, a sociopathic
