This is good enough evidence to know that the world is practically dying. We don't really know what has happened to the earth but there are certainly some theories. The term "nuclear winter" refers to the earth after a large amount of nuclear weapons going off in the earth. The amount of radiation is big enough to block all the light from the sun from warming the surface of the earth. And every time that the radiation starts to settle on the ground, the wind picks it back up into the atmosphere. Therefore, it will be an infinite cycle in which the earth will never really have any life. And the idea of "grey snow" is the very description of radioactive material falling from the sky after a nuclear explosion.
But the real definition of grey snow to me is desperation and the fact that even if the man and his son get through this, they won't be living very long at all. Radiation wears off a person't body. It is the very reason that nuclear power plants are being shut down worldwide. However, so far these two travelers haven't really met anyone that is still alive. This means that it has been a while since the event happened and the human race is at the point of dying.
For the most part, I agree with what you state on this blog entree. But I am lost on the last couple of sentences. I am not sure if you are talking about the novel or of real life. The symbolism you found behind the "grey snow" is pretty cool, nice blog.
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