What is a good synthesis topic for The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Macbeth?

This is a very interesting topic. At first glance, these two stories do not appear similar. Their genres are completely different as well as the basic premise. Macbeth is a "historical" piece about kings and thanes, while The Road is a postapocalyptic survival story. A synthesis statement is essentially asking you to make some comparisons between the two stories. You are allowed to point out some differences, but I would focus on the similarities more than the differences. The synthesis statement is up to you, so it could draw quite a few comparisons. One comparison to make is that both stories are dominated by men. There are female characters—and some of them are important—but most of the dialogue and action is focused on men. These are stories about men. In both stories, the main character dies. These are fairly simple and concrete comparisons between the two stories, and I think you would struggle to write a strong paper on them. I recommend creating your synthesis statement from similar themes. Violence, death, and isolation are all themes that are present in both stories. How those themes are shown is different in some ways. For example, the violence in The Road is very focused on self-defense and survival, but the violence in Macbeth is devious.