Nevertheless, for this seemingly simple piece of poetry, different interpreters have adopted different views as to how the narrator feels with regard to his situation, as well as what view readers must take, in relation to him. In the year 1961, the poet himself remarked that this poem of his is very tricky indeed (Jason)
The speaker's choice concerning the path to be taken signifies the different choices one must make and their impact on our future. If one thinks of the phrase, 'down the road', applied typically to describe anything that may transpire in the near or distant future, one can see how the poet is connecting traveling to life (Marinaro)