around you by learning more about yourself and who you are. The imaginative journey is one of

self discovery, and the story of this journey can be told using imagery of reality and nature to

describe the experiences undergone during the journey. The metaphor of nature for the

imagination is used in The Road Not Taken1, Journey to the Interior2, and Wherever I May

Roam3, with the “cover” story of all three pieces being of a journey through natural, untamed

scenery. In all three texts, the choices made were made without input from other people, the

person undertaking the journey having to rely on their imagination to make the right decisions for

them. The journeys are made without a prearranged or set course to follow, with no rules, no

restraints so the imagination can take a person anywhere they choose to go. During the

imaginative journey, a person learns about themselves and also becomes free to be themselves, to

make their own decisions and prepares them for further journeys. Another thing learned from a

journey of the imagination is that someone cannot simply journey into their own thoughts and

his own decisions, and independence. Journey to the Interior also paints a picture of a lonely,

world around them, and teaching several important lessons. Independence is one of these, the

take the path less travelled by, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear”, following his own

intertwining of the story of the physical journey and the imaginative throughout the poem has

The use of a physical representation for the journey of the imagination is also evident in

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