The Road Not Taken Compare And Contrast

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Zenaida Mallon

Christine Buckner

English 2- Periods 1/2

06 February 2023

Button, Button VS The Road Not Taken

Choices are inevitable in life, and Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson both explore how different choices can influence everything. The similarity between the story and the poem is a choice that must be made to achieve a goal. Both Norma and the traveler must decide whether they want to suffer to reach their goal, whether that choice is good or bad. Another similarity between the two is that they both chose The distinction between these two is that "The Road Not Taken" chooses what may appear to be the easier way. Frost's story is about a couple who live an ordinary,

However, "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost presents a situation that everyone can relate to at some point in their lives. "The Road Not Taken" literally represents the feeling of being torn between paths, with the expected consequences of taking either path being vivid but paradoxical. The speaker of the poem depicts the effects of fear. Though they are very different stories, Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and Richard Matheson's "Button, Button" both use imagery, metaphors, and similes in their writing. While "The Road Not Taken" shows how difficult decisions can be and how they can lead to regret, "Button, Button" shows how greed can affect

Frost refers to decision-making ideas through metaphorical comparisons, so the problem is highlighted in a similarly figurative manner. Thus, the author compares choices to paths in the forest in the poem: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/And sorry I couldn't travel both" (The Road Not Taken 9). He took the grassy path instead of the worn-out one. He felt regret after choosing the more grassy and new path because he wanted to take both. Our actions have an impact on our future. Frost uses irony to describe human lives because all of our decisions are largely limited by the availability of options. The majority of the time, people are influenced by circumstances that force them to take the path they do. Finally, this short story and poem look at the role of decision-making in people's lives and how it is influenced by personal knowledge and external factors. Despite their different perspectives, both novels address issues such as free will, the value of life experience, and the consequences of individual