In the poem and story “The Road Not Taken” and “Thank You, Ma’am” They both share the theme of taking the higher road and see the good in everyone. They both show this because they both talk about how they will remember this for a long time and that they took the road that was less taken. During the poem“The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost he is talking about he took the road that is less traveled not literally but to symbolize something. He said the one road was worn out and used a lot and the other road was overgrown with plants to show that it was never used. For example “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference” (Frost 1). This shows that he took a higher road than other
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The boy said he wanted a new pair of shoe’s and the woman explained to him that you can’t steal somebodys property and buy something with it. Instead of getting the boy in trouble she took him to her house and took care of him for a little bit and got to see the good in him. For example “You ought my son. I would teach you the right from wrong. Least i can do right now is wash your face. Are you hungry” (Hughes 1)? This shows she is taking a higher road than just getting him in trouble she took the time to take him to her house and feed him.
Both of these stories share the same theme but they lead in different directions. The “Road Not Taken” doesn’t talk about a specific moment it’s just explaining what you can do to take the higher road and how it would make you feel or how it would change your life. In “Thank You Ma’am” It talks about a specific moment like when the boy tried to snatch the pocket book. Also it’s not as confusing because it tells you all of the information.
Overall both the poem and the short story “The Road Not taken” and “ Thank you, Ma’am” share the same theme of taking the higher road and seeing the good in everyone. This is the theme because it explains in both the story and poem how they helped someone or they took the higher road and it has made the difference for them all of their life. I hope you have learned something from this information above
The boy said he wanted a new pair of shoe’s and the woman explained to him that you can’t steal somebodys property and buy something with it. Instead of getting the boy in trouble she took him to her house and took care of him for a little bit and got to see the good in him. For example “You ought my son. I would teach you the right from wrong. Least i can do right now is wash your face. Are you hungry” (Hughes 1)? This shows she is taking a higher road than just getting him in trouble she took the time to take him to her house and feed him.
Both of these stories share the same theme but they lead in different directions. The “Road Not Taken” doesn’t talk about a specific moment it’s just explaining what you can do to take the higher road and how it would make you feel or how it would change your life. In “Thank You Ma’am” It talks about a specific moment like when the boy tried to snatch the pocket book. Also it’s not as confusing because it tells you all of the information.
Overall both the poem and the short story “The Road Not taken” and “ Thank you, Ma’am” share the same theme of taking the higher road and seeing the good in everyone. This is the theme because it explains in both the story and poem how they helped someone or they took the higher road and it has made the difference for them all of their life. I hope you have learned something from this information above