Eng 125 Symbolism of the Journey

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Frost’s Poem and Rhys’ Short Story Symbolic Journeys Ferrari Funches ENG 125 Kamisha Kirby March 11, 2013 Frost’s and Rhys’ Symbolic Journeys No one walks around on this earth without dealing with at least one obstacle in their life. A change within our family, friends, work, or even school can make us want to shake things up from our daily routine. A journey is how we associate our life when we’re looking to move in a different direction. In literal terms a journey is define as a way of travel, but spiritually it’s a process of self-discovery. Robert Frost poem, “The Road Not Taken” (1916) is about a person who is at a significant crossroad in their life in must only choose one road to continue their journey. In the short story “I Used to Live Here Once” (1976), is of a woman’s journey who is revisiting her past life in the afterlife, but she is unaware that she is not among the living anymore. These two literary works share similar connections from their theme to how both authors use symbols to symbolize the characters journey. However, both authors use narration and the settings of their stories to separate how the main characters face the reality of their journeys. The courage to start a new journey is the theme and the first connection between these two stories. In “The Road Not Taken”, the first line “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood (Clugston, 2010, p.45)”shows that the character has arrived at a crossroad, thus starting the beginning of his journey. The next two lines tell the reader that he stands alone and apologies to the roads for he could only choose one to travel. This implies that the journey itself might not be difficult, but choosing the right road to start his journey would be. The roads are said to be equally worn the same, giving little foresight to which would be the best road to travel. While the last two

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