Traveling through the Dark Themes
Choices
It might be choosing between colleges, cupcakes, or computers (that ol' Mac vs. PC chestnut), but choose we must. The choices we make carry consequences; some are minor while others are life-changi...
Man and the Natural World
The man and nature theme in "Traveling through the Dark" is about as subtle as snakes on a plane (we're talking about actual snakes on an actual plane, but also the movie). The poem's speaker is ou...
Death
Death, like tears on X-Factor or tweens at a Justin Beiber concert, is inevitable. But there are certain times when we are more likely to contemplate our own mortality: it's night. You're alone. So...
Wisdom and Knowledge
There's nothing we like more than dropping knowledge, yo. In "Traveling through the Dark," the speaker drops some knowledge and wisdom of his own. This poem has the steady tone and voice of a speak...