Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” is about a traveler faced with a choice. Although the choice appears to be about which road to take, the meaning is much deeper. Frost distinguishes between fate’s control over one’s life and the lack of influence one truly has on his own decisions. The traveler wants to make a choice but the road is ultimately chosen for him. Through the traveler, his actions, his …showed first 75 words of 1584 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1584 total…when the narrator is confronted with the decision and when the decision is finally made. On the surface, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a story about a walk on a wooded road, but this poem has universal meaning about life and the choices it presents. Through his word choice and the narrator, Frost is able to shows how life is affected by fate and how it has much influence over free will.