Analysis Of The End Is Nothing The Road Is All By Willa Cather

People are always rushing through life looking for a better tomorrow; they completely overlook the road that lies behind them and keep marching forward. Willa Cather once said, “The end is nothing; the road is all.” The writer conveys her opinion on the importance of the journey not the end result. One will find more meaning during the ride than at their final destination. The road is filled with life lessons, memories, and choices.
The path reveals many difficult challenges that a person must overcome in order to move forward. An ordinary person does not simply wake up with a goal in mind and complete it effortlessly. There are obstacles that make the straight path curved and ridged, but that does propose one cannot learn from them. A person who has encountered a challenge in life needs to understand they are being taught. Life lessons help an individual grow; however, the final destination only can depict whom one has become. The road begins at the foundation of one’s life and at the beginning the lessons seem …show more content…
They only see the final destination and completely neglect the past. The memories one gains from a journey are irreplaceable; the result is nothing without the path because what did one have to do to make it there? There are unforgettable recollections a person looks back on in order to move forward. Also, there is no point in having an end without a beginning and middle. An Olympian does not gain the gold medal without training. They see the first place trophy as a prize, but they do not achieve this award without their journey. The end could not have been a possibility without the road the walked on filled with harmful and joyful memories. Finally, the memories a person attains on a road make the end result more fulfilling. If one accomplishes their goal and has nothing to look back on was it worth it? Memories sustain a journey and shape a superior