The story i chose was "The Road not Taken" by Robert Frost. While reading the story, the reader can relate to the experience that was occuring between the lines of the poem. Therefore i believe this to be an example of reader response. My first ignorant assumption was that Frost was going through the woods and was cut short on his journey due to a fork in the path. This fork can be a symbol for making a decision in life. How could my assumption be ignornant? Well, i think he could be questioning his sexuality and is unsure if he should be straight or curve the other way. (lol?) Well on to more legitamite reasoning, the roads are probably the decisions we make in life and how we make them. Frost tried to look as far as he could at one road to see how it would be but took the road that was scarcely taken because it was hardly used and looked different. That in itself is an example of not conforming to society and thriving on your own personal drive. But after deciding on which road he was taking, he felt regret about not taking the other road, only because he wondered how that road would have effected his life. Like the butterfly effect, one little thing done, could change the outlook on a persons entire life.
To me, the whole poem presents the reader on a day in Frost' life when he had to make a decision. The decision he had to make was sure to effect the rest of his life and he would not be able to change it. Every single day of our lives we all have to make decisions, even if its what underwear am i going to wear today. Your choice of underwear could be the very reason your day went as it did. Once a decisionn is made there is no going back or fixing it. Whats done is done.
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