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Woods On A Snowy Evening And Icarus Comparison

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People have a tendency to not let go of their past due to decisions that they may have made. The outcome of those may have impacted one's life, which leads to the endless suffering even regret and an inability to move on. The poems "Icarus" by Edward Field and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", written by Robert Frost compliment each other as they reflect on the previous choices and consequences of an individual. In "Icarus", Field demonstrates that it is in our hands to either accept the truth and move on. Meanwhile, Frost advises that we may regret a decision that had been made whether it may have been a benefit or a disadvantage. "Icarus" presents the level of difficulty to move on, since scars always hold a story and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”, compliments this with the regret of choosing and wanting to change a decision that was once made in the past. …show more content…

With the past haunting, it usually leads to limitless suffering, as we tend to reflect back on what we should and should have not done. In the poem “Icarus”, Field states, “And nightly Icarus probes his wound”, in other word's he continues to pick at his mistake which causes more pain. The character in the poem has his head stuck in the past. As a result he wished to have drowned that day. Growing up, we all make many decisions which we later regret, and we always replay the different scenarios in our minds. In order to move on, we learn from these mistakes, if not we create the human capacity of endless

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