A young woman Moss picks up on the shoulder of the highway, the young hitchhiker is on her way to California. She and Moss have existential conversations about running from problems, and the inability to escape the past. She tries to tempt Moss into a sexual interaction, but Moss remains faithful to Carla Jean. After Moss gives her a thousand dollars, she says she has always been lucky, but Moss tells her eventually her luck will run out. In the end, Moss is right. Two Mexican men searching for the briefcase full of money kill the young woman along with Moss.
The Young Hitchhiker Quotes in No Country for Old Men
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Chapter 8
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The point is there aint no point.
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The Young Hitchhiker (speaker), Loretta Bell
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The Young Hitchhiker Character Timeline in No Country for Old Men
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Chapter 7
...and pays for it in cash. At the onramp at Borne, he picks up a young woman who is hitchhiking. She gets in the truck, and Moss thinks she is about fifteen...
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The young woman asks if Moss is running from the law. Moss asks, “what if I was?” If...
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Chapter 8
The narrative then moves to Moss and the young woman. They sit in a restaurant, talking. She asks him if he is injured because he...
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Moss and the young woman drive until after dark. They pull into a truck stop, and once inside they order...
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The young woman says she doesn’t like to think about the deep questions Moss is presenting to her....
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Moss and the young woman go to a motel in Van Horn, and Moss gets them each a room. Moss...
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Later in the conversation, the young woman says she has a feeling she should be afraid of Moss, but she isn’t. Moss...
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