Traveling Through The Dark Sparknotes

Throughout life people are placed in difficult situations that test their character as well as their ability to make the right decision. However, there are various factors that people analyze before making decisions such as, “Is this the right thing to do?”, “Will this affect my whole future?”, or “Why should I do this?” In “Traveling through the Dark”, William E. Stafford analyzes these types of situations in the poem as he mentions a character’s journey through the Wilson River road.
Traveling through the dark is a story about a driver who is faced with a tough decision on one quiet and dark night. The driver, who is never specified as a he or she, travels through the dark on the Wilson River road where he stumbles upon a dead deer who was blocking part of a narrow road. The main character fearing
After the driver gets of the car, he observes the dead deer on the road revealing that the deer was a doe. Realizing that there is nothing he can do for the doe; the driver begins to remove the unfortunate animal from the road. However, as the driver touches the doe’s side he comes to a realization that doe is pregnant and her fawn is possibly alive. The character then stands in the side of the road thinking of the what choice to make. As time passes the driver comes to a decision to let the fawn die along with the mother.
Stanford’s, “Traveling through the Dark”, uses a variety of literary devices to help construct a fascinating poem for the reader. As people know there is more to literature piece than what is stated. In “Traveling through the Dark” the main character is faced with various decisions that could affect not only people’s lives but also the life of a living animal. Through this poem, Stafford recapitulates the decisions people have to face throughout life. However, it is