What Are The Effects Of Fear In The Road Not Taken

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Journeys are a key part of life, but arriving at the destination is not the part that matters, the journey itself is the key influential part of life. John Steinbeck and Robert Frost reflect this idea within their texts; Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Frost's 'The Road Not Taken' and 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'. All of these texts explore journeys and different impacts of fear and regret which has lead the audience to consider that the destination and arrival doesn't, in fact, matter.

Fear is a large part of journeys. A journey can be initiated by fear or have multiple problems and fearful consequences. Fear often accompanies journeys as a way to reinitiate and push forward a slow journey. 'The Road Not Taken' provides multiple examples of fear in its journey. This is first revealed by the title
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Frost is implying with this title, that the protagonist often thinks about his mistake

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