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In the end, Chigurh disappears the way he entered the narrative, seemingly into thin air. A harrowing story of a war that society is waging on itself, and an enduring meditation on the ties of love and blood and duty that inform lives and shape destinies, No Country for Old Men is a novel of extraordinary resonance and power. 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. While Chigurh often seems above the law, he is subject to the laws of choice, chance, and fate like the other characters, as shown through his injuries in the car accident at the end of the novel. He sometimes preaches his philosophy before killing his victims, leaving the ultimate decision of whether the individual lives or dies to a coin toss.

As opposed to an orientation that posits God as the ultimate judge, he believes only in choice, chance, and fate. He perceives himself as the arbiter of fate, and operates outside of conventional understandings of justice and morality. He is the only person in the novel who doesn’t care about the money in the briefcase. Though Chigurh is ruthless in his killing, he is described as a man with principles. 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. The novels main antagonist, Anton Chigurh is a remorseless hit man who kills without hesitation.