Robert Locke made a clear statement when he wrote the poem‚ The Road Not Taken .The ending of his poem truly embraces what I interpret as the American Dream. The last stanza states‚ “I took the one less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference”. The ability to take the road less travelled by is what the American Dream offers. In America‚ there isn’t one set path to fulfillment‚ citizens have options and have the freedom to make choices. Our ancestors have made these opportunities available
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Interpretation of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost As a poem‚ "The Road Not Taken" is a great source of inspiration and able to be understood by all readers from an intuitive reader to a novice poem reader. A short poem with 4 sections‚ Robert Frost has given the main theme of the poem in its title‚ "The Road Not Taken." Depending on the reader‚ the "road not taken" can ultimately imply any journey in life in which a decision between two paths must be made. "Two roads diverged in a yellow
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“The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost Gaganpreet Singh Mythology 205 Professor Jason Cliff “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost In the poem “The Road Not Taken”‚ the author talks about the mythological situation in which he had to choose one path out of the two choices. “Two roads are diverged in a yellow wood and there is no way that author can
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Kendra Ar----no Period 5 Response to Literature: “The Road Not Taken” Life is about making choices. This is about a man; a man who must make a decision between two roads: the road less traveled by or the road more worn. He “took the road less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference.” “The Road not Taken” by Robert Frost is about think about you choices‚ not to be a follower‚ and to be unique. It’s better in life to think about your choice before you make them. “And be
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Which is Triumphant? In The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ it presents a dark view of humanity and its future. A boy and his father constantly mention the differences between “good guys” and “bad guys‚” trying their best to be the “good” ones. They are living during an apocalypse that is filled with evil‚ but the boy manages to do good deeds. Through the boy’s goodness‚ McCarthy shows that good ultimately triumphs over evil. Despite what the man thinks‚ the boy almost always convinces him to do what
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Though it may seem to have a deep meaning‚ this poem that was written by Robert Frost‚ "The Road Not Taken" was originally about Frost’s indecisive hiking partner. The poem is a narrative poem that presents a metaphoric twist on the concept of making life choices through loose iambic tetrameter. It consists of four five-line stanzas‚ also known as quintains. It also follows an abaab rhyme scheme with roughly nine syllables per line. From the vivid imagery that acts as an extended metaphor through
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The world in the book The Road‚ is filled with an abundance of horrifying events‚ and very brutal scenes. The man and his son travel a long journey of ashen woods‚ snow‚ and the constant fight for life. The post-apocalyptic world is desolate‚ and the boy and man hang on with the bare minimum. The world as they know it was demolished‚ and they were left with very few others searching for the basic necessities. Food‚ water‚ and shelter is scarce‚ so the fight for survival is persistent on a daily basis
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Annotations for The Road Quotes from The Road Annotations “Charred and limbless trunks of trees stretching away on every side. Ash moving over the road and the sagging hands of blind wire strung from the blackened light poles whining thinly in the wind… He got the binoculars out of the cart and stood in the road and glassed the plain down there where the shape of a city stood in the greyness like charcoal drawing sketched across the waste.” (9) This is a brief section of the book that really
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The Road showcases the aftershocks of a worldwide catastrophe‚ where most of humankind is dead‚ and the ones that remain are immoral. The world Cormac McCarthy depicts is so awful that even a tiny hint of kindness seems heroic. Compassion looms throughout the novel‚ and is something that is not necessary but given. McCarthy frequently associates compassion with the boy. Because the boy is so naïve‚ we see that his kindness comes from his innocence and goodness of his heart. Because the boy was born
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rebellious lifestyle sparked various different views; those that look up to them‚ and those that look down upon them. Jack Kerouac plays a major role in this time period pertaining to this lifestyle‚ authoring many works about it‚ one being On the Road. He uses the characters in this story to depict the diverse views on the Beatniks. This strong interpretation used throughout the novel sets the stage for many other authors writing on behalf of the Beat Generation. The characters he uses in this novel
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