"The Road Not Taken” by Frost and Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford share the theme of "discovery." For William Bradford and his party, arriving in the New World was rife with discovery. As the excerpt shows, they spotted American Indians and followed them but soon lost their way. At the end of the excerpt, they discover fresh water, a moment of great satisfaction for these settlers.
On the other hand, the discovery made in Frost’s poem is more personal and abstract. The speaker of the poem discusses his choice of taking the less-traveled path of the two paths before him. For the speaker, the less-traveled path represents pursuing and discovering a personal identity. The speaker in the poem describes how going down an infrequently traveled path has led to personal discoveries