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Poem Analysis: The Story By Karen Connelly
Looking to the future and being afraid of making the wrong choices, is a natural emotion that mostly all humans feel at least once in their lifetime. In the poem written by Karen Connelly, The Story, she brings to light the fear that us as humans feel when looking towards our future and hoping we do not mistakenly choose the wrong path. Connelly shows us in her poem that even with all the ‘scars’ from our past failed decisions, we are capable to move forward and continue living our lives. This piece of literature is a timeless poem, that anyone at all could relate to in one way or another. In some way everyone has been afraid of looking towards a goal we have set for ourselves, and contemplating whether or not we will make a wrong decision
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