Essay on Religious Symbolism in Robert Frosts The Road...

Religious Symbolism in â€Å"The Road Not Taken† In â€Å"The Road Not Taken† by Robert Frost, there are many religious analogies. Most people agree that in the poem Frost was expressing the belief that it is the road or path that one takes or chooses that makes him the man he is today and will be tomorrow. Everyone is a traveler on life’s roads. In the poem there is never just one road to take. Religion can be found in this poem by the decision the speaker must make, the road he chose, and the road not taken. â€Å"And sorry I could not travel both† (2), the speaker is coming to a decision. In everyone’s life, they must make a decision to follow God or not to follow God. In this poem, the speaker has to make this choice. He†¦show more content†¦When we come to this decision in life, the road that the speaker chooses is usually the road not taken. Of course this road wanted wear, God wants us to choose this path. Both roads seemed equally appealing, but what makes him choose the other road? The road is grassy because He has many great things planned for us; therefore, He makes this path beautiful. When we say that this road has the â€Å"better claim,† we get the idea that the speaker has heard about God and knows that it would be the better choice to make. â€Å"In leaves no step had trodden black† (12), we get the picture in this line that he notices no one has come back from the road less traveled to take the other path. Once someone sees t he happiness in taking the road toward God, they rarely turn back. This road makes all the difference in the speaker’s life[VR2] . Finally, the last case of religion found in this poem is the road not taken. Not a lot is spoken about this road. This road is â€Å"bent in the undergrowth† (5); here, we can take this path as leading down. We typically think of hell being below the earth. Bluntly speaking, this path would be the road to hell. Now, when we make the decision not to take this path, we will wonder what might have happened if we did choose this road, â€Å"Oh, I kept the first for another day!† (13). After that statement, the speaker comes to the realization that once he chose the path to God, he would never come back to take the other, â€Å"I