![]() ![]() In life we have to make our choices sometimes we have to make these choices without the full understanding of the state of affairs. The poet, Robert Frost, through this poem asserts the importance of the right decision at the right time. His decision or choice of future action is of utmost significance since the decision decides his destiny. The traveller at the crossroads of the diverging roads is symbolic of an individual at a decisive moment in his life’s journey. The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ offers a profound perception into the process of decision making. Question 3:What is the theme of the poem “The Road Not Taken’ ? Apparently for the narrator, this is life-changing. If, even trivial decisions require so much thought, how can anyone ever make life-changing decisions. Hie poem also, perhaps, indicates the futility of over-thinking some situations. This poem highlights the fact that freedom (of choice in this instance) brings with it its own set of responsibilities. He is even trying to convince himself that he has made the best choice as, when he looks back “Somewhere ages and ages hence”, he is sure that he will be able to say that he made the best choice and that it “has made all the difference”. Even after some deliberation and the fact that usage “Had worn them really about the same,” he cannot help wondering, but then doubting “if I should ever come back”. ![]() The narrator is conflicted as he thinks about which road to take. The poem reveals the complex nature of a seemingly simple decision. Question 1:Does the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’, symbolizes or reveals a meaning or aspect of freedom or responsibility ? ![]()
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