Compare And Contrast Ithaka And The Road Not Taken

Throughout history, fairy tales, and adventures, people or creatures have gone through journeys to reach their goal or destination. Interestingly, on their campaign to get to their destination, their adventure became more important. The journey matters more than the destination because the characters’ choices provide valuable life lessons that they would not have gained had they not experienced the journey.
The choices made on an adventure make the journey more important than the destination. In “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, a traveler in the poem is faced with two paths which represent two different decisions. The traveler struggles with these two choices, wishing he could just pick both, and if he didn’t like one he could just go back and take the different path. However, when he finally comes to a decision, it makes a huge impact. The speaker realizes this, saying, ”I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” (Frost 20). When he made his choice and picked the one most people wouldn’t make, it changed his life, which makes the journey more important than the destination. The choice he made actually changed the destination ,which means it is more important because it affected the overall outcome.
In addition, the experience/knowledge gained makes the journey more important than the destination. The poem “Ithaka” by C.P. Cavafy, talks about how the voyage to Ithaka is the

Even today in reality, the journey is more important than the destination through each of our individual lives. People make choices on their voyage, such as deciding on a college, a job, or even where to live, and all of the choices the adventurer makes is going to affect the future. On the way to their objective, they will gain experience and learn life lessons which will impact their final