Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Road Not Taken.
The speaker tells of how he is walking the woods and comes to two roads. He stands looking down each one trying to see what is down each one. He can’t take both so he still stands looking and trying to decide which one he wants to take. He looked down the first road to where he could see the “bent in the undergrowth” and then thinks that he should take the other path for it looks to be less travled on. The speaker than decides that both are about the same after all. The speaker continues to analyze the paths and notices that both roads have leaves on them that have not yet been disturbed. He also thinks about going down one path and coming back just to see whats down both but “knowing how way leads on to way”, he chooses not to. The speaker ends the poem saying he will be telling his story with a sign. The sign may be either good or bad depending on the future if his decision to take the less traveled path was a good one or bad. This is one problem that falls into everyone’s life sooner or later. A decision between two things, and having to pick one along with not knowing what the outcome will be.
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I totally agree with Foster. The idea that the outcome of our life is determined by the road we take is compelling. It teaches us all to live by the law of correct morals and good deeds. Only this will determine on how we are looked at in the History books. Years from now I wouldn't mind if I was used as an example of good moral character or judgment.
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I believe Foster caught every great point and did a fine job on elaborating on each one. I now feel an obligation to chose that "path less taken" and strive to succeed. The idea that my image in history and mark of credit on my last name could be covered in shame makes me only want to work harder to becoming what we all believe is a good and just man.
It seems to me that Foster has complete understanding of this piece. It does teach morals if you take the time to break it down and look beyond the words. It's easy to take the road more traveled but the harder unbeaten path may have a greater outcome. For all we know the more used road could end up at a sausage fest while the harder less traveled road ends up at the playboy mansion. It's impossible to know, but with some hard thinking and planning he could map out his path and see the possible outcomes of both decisions and then decide.
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