The Journey
Running Head: The Journey
Symbolism of the Journey
“The Road Not Taken” and “A Worn Path”
Robert Frost (1916) and Eudora Welty (1941)
Joseph J. Ward
Ashford University
Professor Gregory Salyer
ENG 125
August 12rd , 2013
Symbolism of the Journey “The Road Not Taken” (Clugston, 2010) and, “A Worn Path” (Clugston, 2010) are two well written examples of life’s journeys that I am going to analyze and compare. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost’s (1916) (Clugston, 2010) is a poem that talks about choices in life. “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty’s (1941) (Clugston, 2010), is a short story that explains the tale of an elderly woman’s journey for the love of her grandson. Both stories share an important message about life, and choices we are forced to face on a daily basis. Both of these stories share the same theme, the literacy elements, but these two pieces differ in many ways.
Life is nothing but a journey with an obstacle of choices and results. Every day we are challenged with decisions, and we need to make a choice on what we decide to do. There are some choices we face are easy, such as “what pair of shoes should I wear today?”, and yet some choices are hard, such as “which college do I choose?” There are some choices that will only impact our own lives, and other choices impact the lives of many others. Our president makes choices every day that will impact the lives of millions of people, where we as individual make choices that will only affect our lives, and maybe a few people around us.
“ A Worn Path” Eudora Welty’s (1941), is about an Elderly black female in the mid 1900’s. She travels a path she is familiar with to visit a doctor for medication for her ill grandson. The story begins on a cold December day with Phoenix Jackson, a protagonist. As Phoenix is walking through the woods, she is tapping her umbrella on the ground, warning the animals to stay out of her way. Phoenix has poor eyesight. She has to walk through all the twists and
Symbolism of the Journey
“The Road Not Taken” and “A Worn Path”
Robert Frost (1916) and Eudora Welty (1941)
Joseph J. Ward
Ashford University
Professor Gregory Salyer
ENG 125
August 12rd , 2013
Symbolism of the Journey “The Road Not Taken” (Clugston, 2010) and, “A Worn Path” (Clugston, 2010) are two well written examples of life’s journeys that I am going to analyze and compare. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost’s (1916) (Clugston, 2010) is a poem that talks about choices in life. “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty’s (1941) (Clugston, 2010), is a short story that explains the tale of an elderly woman’s journey for the love of her grandson. Both stories share an important message about life, and choices we are forced to face on a daily basis. Both of these stories share the same theme, the literacy elements, but these two pieces differ in many ways.
Life is nothing but a journey with an obstacle of choices and results. Every day we are challenged with decisions, and we need to make a choice on what we decide to do. There are some choices we face are easy, such as “what pair of shoes should I wear today?”, and yet some choices are hard, such as “which college do I choose?” There are some choices that will only impact our own lives, and other choices impact the lives of many others. Our president makes choices every day that will impact the lives of millions of people, where we as individual make choices that will only affect our lives, and maybe a few people around us.
“ A Worn Path” Eudora Welty’s (1941), is about an Elderly black female in the mid 1900’s. She travels a path she is familiar with to visit a doctor for medication for her ill grandson. The story begins on a cold December day with Phoenix Jackson, a protagonist. As Phoenix is walking through the woods, she is tapping her umbrella on the ground, warning the animals to stay out of her way. Phoenix has poor eyesight. She has to walk through all the twists and