English Supplementary Texts Assessment Task 1 [texts located on back page] The Road Not Taken Title: The Road Not Taken Text Type: Poem Source: Frost, Robert - Published 1916 Purpose: The primary purpose of Frost's 'The Road Not Taken' is to communicate the idea that decisions - and the changes that are the consequences of them - can not be avoided in life, and must be confronted. Its purpose is also to tell us that we must …showed first 75 words of 1986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1986 total…was always open to change and willing to try new things. While 'A Fortunate Life' is set from the early to middle 20th century, Leunig's cartoon is a contemporary piece. The difference in values is very apparent, as Facey's attitudes towards change are very open. Leunig on the other hand is making a social commentary about how attitudes and values towards change have changed (irony) in our time, and that change is much more controlled.