The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Specifically it will discuss the theme of choice in the poem, and how sometimes the choices a person makes can make all the difference in their lives. The narrator in this poem maintains that he has taken the less traveled road, and it has "made all the difference" in his life. Sometimes, taking the long road home can be enlightening and satisfying at the same time.
             This poem indicates how difficult it can be to make choices, especially choices that will "make all the difference," and how sometimes, making those choices can create new awareness and understanding in life. That is what has happened to this narrator, who chooses the less traveled path through the woods, and finds that less traveled road is the one that creates peace and harmony in his life. The poem could be a lesson for everyone who is always in a hurry and does not take time to enjoy their surroundings and their situation, but instead is always hurrying on to the next task, which is how so many people live their lives today.
             The traveler in this poem has a choice, and at first, has difficulty making a decision. This indecisiveness also burdens many people today, and reading this poem might show some people how important it is to make decisions, even if they are wrong, simply to move along with life, and to learn to live with the choices you make. The narrator makes the right choice for himself in the poem, and he is happy he did, but many times in life, we make the wrong choices after agonizing over them. This poem helps illustrate that even bad choices can turn into life lessons and good choices can mean even more.
             Frost said he wrote the poem for a friend. He says, "I wasn't thinking about myself there, but about a friend who had gone off to war, a person who, whichever road he went, would be sorry he didn't go the other. He was hard on hims...