Welty vs. Frost

This essay serves to compare two literary works. One of those works is a short story by Welty by the name of "A Worn Path." The other literary work to be covered is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. The forms of the two works are different but the metaphor and story device used in both stories is the same. However, the manifestations and lessons and/or interpretations drawn from the two works is entirely different with one of those tending to be a bit more somber and muted than the other but both works are a tad sad in their own way.

Compare and Contrast

As noted in the introduction, the common theme and device used in both stories is the road. Also in both cases, the road is quite obviously used in a metaphor. It is intimated and inferred quite clearly that the subject of...
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