Litreary Works by Artists

The piece of art which I have chosen to analyze by Robert Frost is his poem, "The Road Not Taken" (Frost, 755). The poem is relatively short, only four stanzas of five lines each. But the message in the poem is very clear. Like almost all of Frost's poetry, his specific, detailed visual observations make his images stand out in the reader's mind. But Frost's poetry is more than a list of beautiful images, his poems also have meaning. Frost uses his images to convey a deeper meaning about life.

In "The Road Not Taken," Frost tells a story about two roads which emerge from a yellow wood. The poet wanted to travel both roads but acknowledged that he could not travel both. So he spent some time looking at both roads: one road was not as worn as the other. Frost deduced that one road was less traveled than the other because the grass was not as worn down, meaning fewer people had walked down that road than the other. Both roads, he surmised, were equally fair. In other words, both options were good ones. Nevertheless, Frost chose the road less traveled, even knowing, as he walked down the more remote path that "way lead to

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is supposed to be helping him sell his art, Tersteeg, does not think that van Gogh's paintings are "salable" (Stone, 214). Tersteeg felt that van Gogh's figures were not like the others that were selling at the time, van Gogh's work was not as traditional as that which Tersteeg thought would sell. Interestingly, van Gogh did not take Tersteeg's comments too seriously. Even though Vincent was broke, he still kept painting the way he wanted to paint. Vincent's great courage was shown by the way that he explained his decision to continue painting in his own style to Theo. Vincent stated that "almost everyone who seeks his own way has behind or beside him . . . an everlasting discourager" (Stone, 214). Like Frost, van Gogh sought his own way in the world, even though it was not the most popular way at the time. Vincent stated that Tersteeg was his everlasting "no," a man who, no matter what he painted, seemed satisfied. Vincent continued on the path which he thought best, despite those around him that thought he should do otherwise. This reminds me of my situation with the two foreign friends. The first friend I met through a neighbor, and everyone thought we got along so well. The second friend I met through a business
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Approximate Word count = 1794
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page)