Decision Making In Huckleberry Finn

The way that frost uses the distant imagery in the poem suggest that the tone of the poem is lonely, that the man has nothing care about but once did. The setting of

In the fourth and final stanza Frost uses the riming of all four sentences to draw the reader into the climax of the poem, “the woods are lovely dark and deep/ But I have promises to keep/ and miles to go before I sleep/ and miles to go before I sleep”. This grouping leads the reader to feel that

Not only are metaphors utilized throughout the poem, but a literary device known as Imagery is as well. Imagery is alternative as important a device for it allows for the reader to have a clear picture of what the character in the poem is visualizing. Furthermore, it also helps covey the theme the author is aiming to represent to the reader. Imagery is made known in stanza two line three, which states, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the readers the traveler is coming up with a reason for why one path could be more favorable over the other. The reader analyzes this line of imagery to obtain a clearer representation of the traveler’s decision-making process. Another line where the author uses imagery is in stanza two line five, which states, “Had worn them really about the same” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the reader that the paths are “worn” down, which informs the reader that both of his choices have been equally chosen by people before him. These examples help the reader begin to form the theme of self-justification in decision-making. After analyzing the metaphors and the imagery Frost uses in this poem, the reader can conclude so far that the theme the poet is conveying

Frost’s poem has a great sense of irony towards the end, “I shall be telling this with a sigh / somewhere ages and ages hence” (16-17). The irony is that while he’s making his choice he is already anticipating how he will tell the story in the future, almost adding a sense of drama

Discovering more of Frost's past life, it's no surprise that most of his poems revolve around the five stages of grief and loss. In understanding the process of grief , the poem "The Road Not Taken" seems to implement the stage of acceptance. In the first stanza, we are approached with two decisions "in a yellow wood", yellow meaning intellect, energy and wisdom . While Wood meaning tree, implying growth or a rapid increase in something. Tree's usually turn yellow in the fall, the season fall meaning death or dying, typically referring to a tragedy. Already knowing a positive decision will be made based on a rapid increase in death, we then turn to the next turning point "Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for the passing there had worn them about the same...".

He predicts that he will always remember this moment of choice and will be telling it "with a sigh" (16) when he is old. His choice will have made "all the difference" (20) and affected his whole journey. Frost creates a tone of inevitability that no matter what the choice, there will always be regret.

Huckleberry Finn made a lot of big decisions for someone of his age. At 13 or 14 years old, he had more world experience than most of us will get in a lifetime. Many crucial decisions had to be made in order to get him to where he was at the end of the story. Sometimes his decisions turned out to be good ones and some bad. There were also many instances where, according to society, he was making the wrong decision but in his heart and with what we know now, it was the right decision.

In the last paragraph Frost says “I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” When he uses repeated images he is describing a re-telling of his life’s journey. He explains ages and ages which shows years that have passes he will talk about the two roads in the woods, which were the two paths that he could have taken. He chose to take the one less traveled by, which could have been a harder path but the one he thought was best for him. His last line is more of a philosophical than an actual description. He says “I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Meaning

In this poem, I believe the theme is that you have to jump at an opportunity when you get it, or you may never get that opportunity again. Moving on to the tone of the poem, I believe that it is wistful, and that the speaker might be looking back on his days, and realizing that he taking the other road might have made all of the difference in his life. There is very good diction in this poem, as some words express Frost’s feeling more than other’s would’ve. For example, in the line “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” (1), Frost really emphasizes the two roads separating from each other. In another line “In leaves no step had trodden black” (12), trodden is a more appropriate than another word such as crushed or pulverized, because it is the past form of trod, or to step in something, and gives an image of human feet stepping on the freshly fallen leaves.

Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" tells of someone faced with one of life's major decisions whereas only one direction can be chosen. Whichever road is taken will be final and will determine the direction that their life takes.

The poem is written in the first person perspective and talks about an experience he felt while walking through an empty field covered in snow. As he states, “All animals are smothered in their lairs” (Frost, 1936, line 6). He takes note that he is the only living creature out and about. He starts to feel a sense of loneliness. He states, “I am to absent spirited to count; the loneliness includes me unawares” (Frost, 1936, line 7-8). Apparently Frost suffers from some type depressive state if he was out walking around trying to find a remedy to his problem. If we take a look environmental stand point, he may be suffering from hypothermia, which could cause an altered mental status in his well-being.

Choices and decisions are what shape our lives, there are many choices and decisions that affected Huckleberry Finn through the story, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Some of the choices had positive effects, while some had negative effects. Although most of Huckleberry’s choices were positive, they weren't always clear to him, he would struggle to think about what to do. He had to make choices about escaping his father, whether or not to turn in a runaway slave, and how he wanted to live his life. A big decision, which was definitely the right decision Huckleberry made was, escaping his father in the cabin.

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Decisions must be made in everyday life by everyone in this world, as they are a part of life. Some are harder to make than others. The book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by author Mark Twain, is a piece of realism, therefore in the book decisions are made throughout. Huck Finn, the protagonist, is faced with a constant decision throughout the book on whether or not to let his slave friend, Jim, be free, or live his life in slavery. In the book, it is seen that this decision is life altering in many aspects for Huck, thus it comes up quite a bit but every time Huck decides while learning and growing as a better person.

Frost’s interpretation of the statement, “Yet knowing how way leads one to way, I doubted if I should ever come back”, suggests that in life, we won’t get that second chance to go back and change what has happened, but learn from what has happened by moving forward and following that second road which will lead him to where he will need to be.