Personally, I find this line to represent the speaker's corrupt mind due to segregation. By reassuring her thoughts with the "honest, I do," it's almost as though the speaker assumes that the reader thinks she is lying when she says it's "fine." Perhaps this is because she knows it isn't fine, but has no other choice other than to accept what is forced upon her. It also demonstrates that she has grown to accept the limitations segregation brings, and maybe even is starting to believe that it is right.

I'm wondering what the "song" is in the title. After reading the poem, I'm still confused as to what significance a "song" plays in it. I'm thinking because no matter how many times you listen to a song it will always play the same words, tune, beat, etc. and the speaker expresses her desire to find something different. So possibly because a song is redundant, as the speaker feels her life is?

The word "peek" holds significant meaning in this line. I think the speaker purposefully did not use words such as "look" or "view" because these words are a lot more bold, and indicate that the speaker would fully be introduced to the back yard. "Peek" demonstrates to the reader that the speaker is sheltered, and maybe even nervous to see what the back yard may hold. The speaker uses this word to show that she just wants a glance of the back yard, instead of completely indulging herself into the new scenery. Perhaps she does not want to fully leave the front yard, but just wants a brief taste of what it would be like if she did.

I interpret this line as the reader saying a girl gets sick of the norm. It is extremely common for a significant other to give a rose to their loved one as a symbol of their love. Flowers in general are very common symbols of affection, as they are often given in times of love, comfort, and congratulations. I think the reader uses a "rose" as a symbol of regularity and commonness, stating that because they are so often given to girls, it starts to lose meaning after a while. A gift that is less common and given more thought then just what the norm depicts would hold a lot more appreciation from its recipient. The speaker indicates the idea that something "new" and never before received as a gift is more desired as a token of affection. (i.e. the back yard)

Frost gives the overall message of his poem, which expresses the importance of individuality and creating your own success. He sums up the idea that you should only rely on yourself to succeed, and not on others. He definitely leaves room to question what would have happened if he chose to take the other path, in that the one less traveled by "made all the difference." By ending with such a positive line, Frost seems to be encouraging the reader to take action in following their own direction and not in the same that others have already done. His overall message seems to state that you should follow your own heart, and not to let your decisions be based on what others choose to do. Do your own thing, make your own success, and you will flourish.

This line shows the desire of wanting something new. Most people would prefer to have something brand new, untouched, and all their own. New is naturally more attractive than old, which makes the unblemished path seem more enchanting to Frost as he makes his decision of which road to follow. By stating the path "wanted wear," it seems as though Frost was drawn towards it more so that he could leave his own footprints and make them stand out, whereas the already worn out path would not have done.

I'm a bit confused as to why Frost writes that he "shall be telling this with a sigh." The "sigh" makes it seem as though he is let down in the end, which to me, contradicts the rest of his poem, in which he writes with a positive tone. Perhaps saying "I shall be telling this with a smile," instead, would read more fitting. Unless he is saying it is a positive sigh, like a sigh of relief, but I feel a different word would better display Frost's final message.

Over the course of reading this poem, I'm wondering why Frost chose to use the word "road." He could have used words such as "path" or "trail" which would have still relatively displayed the same message. I'm thinking that he chose to say "road" in that roads have to be planned out and deliberately made, which relates to Frost "making" his future by choosing the road less traveled by.

Tools fix things, and she is trying to fix her theft problem. The screwdriver acts as a symbol of healing and help.

These goals are very complex and would certainly take a lot of hard work and determination to achieve. This definitely shows that Sasha is a driven person and sets high standards for herself. I'm really curious as to why she lost touch with the desire to get these goals accomplished, and if it was just the fact that she first needed to focus on getting rid of her lifting problem, then that still shows she has her priorities in order. Perhaps she realized she would not be able to fully set her mind to achieving any of these things if she was still suffering with her addiction, and therefore began to seek help.

Sasha states how she knows exactly what her therapist Coz wanted her to say, and what she could have said to get out of this awkward conversation, however, she doesn't. I think this paragraph speaks a lot about Sasha's determination to get better and terminate her theft addiction, as her honesty shines through. She knew exactly what to say to make Coz think she was making progress, however, she didn't. The fact that the opportunity was right in front of her but she did not take it shows that Sasha truly cares about fixing her problem. She understands that you have to put in the effort to get what you want and may have to do things you don't want to in order to reach achievement.

When Sasha says this, it seems as though she is suggesting that she has nowhere else to go because no matter where she goes, her theft problem will always follow her. I think she chooses to reside in New York because it makes her feel the most comfortable and accepting to her problem because, as she states, theft is a reoccurring situation in the city. Being in NYC makes Sasha feel more safe in her own skin because though she recognizes that she has a problem and is seeking help for it, the busy setting helps her feel better about it in the meantime since it is a quality that is common there.

When Alex makes this comment to Sasha, is the author hinting that this is the reason Sasha has a theft problem? Does she have multiple personalities and that's why she chose to seek help? Or, did Alex say this to hint to Sasha that he knew she stole the woman's wallet? He goes on about how you don't really know what people are like in New York, which makes me think that he enjoyed his date with Sasha, but then realized she was the one who stole the woman's wallet and had to reevaluate his perception of her. This could be a jab by either the author or Alex's character, and could be a possible foreshadowing moment for the end of the story.

Within the first few paragraphs and this line in particular, Hawthorne has me wondering why Aylmer now chooses to be disgusted with his wife's birthmark. Why did he marry her in the first place if this mark bothers him so much? Surely at one point he did not find the birthmark to be so disturbing. What sparked the change in perception?

Aylmer's dream shines light on some foreshadowing. While in his dream he sees himself attempting to cut out Georgiana's birthmark, the more he tried to cut the deeper went the knife, eventually reaching her heart, which indefinitely, would have killed her. At the end of the story, it is in his hands that Georgiana dies, representing almost the same situation as he dreams. Aylmer describes that though in his dream the knife pierced Georgiana's heart, he still felt compelled to continue with the knife to cut out the birthmark. At the end, this same concept is shown because Aylmer was solely focused on removing his wife's birthmark that in a way, whether he consciously acknowledged it or not, he was willing to kill her.

It is very ironic how Aylmer is so disgusted by his wife's birthmark, as marks like these are often referred to as "beauty" marks. Though he often reinstates how beautiful his wife is in every other aspect, he is looking at her beauty mark as a sign of imperfection rather than adding to her elegance.

Throughout the story, I was frequently wondering what the meaning behind Georgiana's human-hand shaped birthmark was. As I reached the end of the story, I'm led to believe the human hand shape may be a symbol of "the hand of God." As her birthmark finally disappears, Georgiana dies shortly after, almost representing that God has physically grabbed her and brought her with him to heaven. It was as though Georgiana carried around her destiny; God's hand was readily available to take her at the right moment.

Reiterates the idea that "all men are created equal" in that the author states that women deserve these rights simply for being US citizens, which draws no difference between gender.

Accusation shows how incredibly belittled women were during this point in time

Very similar to set up of Declaration of Independence; demanded equality before the law; people declared what they wanted.

He makes it known that he wants to get better because he knows he has a problem.

His denial is now showing, and he is trying to rationalize and find reason as to why he committed such a cruel act to something he genuinely cared for. It seems that when he mentally comes to terms with what he did to his beloved cat, he is appalled that he does not have a reason as to why he did something so heinous. His normal-self is trying to excuse his psychotic-self by denying that this act was reason-less, and therefore blaming it on the desire to do wrong for the sole reason he knows it is wrong.

He has not completely lost his sanity; he is still in touch with his true self.

Though he cannot control his anger and violent actions, he acknowledges that it is present. Rather than being in denial about his problem, he is widely at terms with it and seems to flow back and forth over the course of the story by stating he is aware that he separates from his true self when this monstrous identity uncontrollably comes out.

Perhaps a hallucination; the striking resemblance of Pluto in this new cat is haunting him. Also another indication of his unstable mindset.