Frost

Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken” inspired the title of my blog because it talks about encountering a fork in the road and having to choose which route to take. Both paths are nearly identical, so the choice he makes is up to chance. The road not taken causes him to forever wonder what could have been. This sense of mystery and the unknown is all a part of life. There will be a time in everyone’s life when they must make a decision and live with the fact that they cannot turn back time and choose another road.
No one can predict what will happen after a decision is made, nor can they take both roads and see the different outcomes. Life is made up of taking chances, living with them, and learning from them. This is the beauty of life because it creates millions of different possibilities and diverse outcomes. However, it also causes regret because it is impossible to ever find out what would have happened if one chose a different path. That is why it is important to learn from your mistakes and not obsess over the possibilities of the past.
This insightful piece of work reveals how literature, in the form of a seemingly simple but complex and perceptive poem, can produce thoughts and feelings and affect others in an extraordinary way. Literature is capable of evoking emotions and innovative ideas, while at the same time can inspire and motivate others or serve as a source of comfort. Once someone makes the choice to write, they can then go on to affect others and themselves. Only when one chooses to act on a decision can they then create an impact.