He always has a ragged cigarette in the corner of his mouth, and is often accompanied by a young woman who came of age after the collapse and thus is accommodated to the life of a naked savage. Though the plot is compared with that of Jeremiah, Hombre does not share the underlying motif of hope and survival of humanity of the former.
The protagonist is typically depicted with a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, often accompanied by a young woman who has matured in a world that has reverted to a state of primal savagery. While the narrative bears some similarities to Jeremiah's story, Hombre lacks the underlying message of human perseverance and survival.