Dualism and Philosophic Disharmony in Robert Frost’s A Roadside Stand

Abstract

This paper interprets symbolism in Frost’s poem, A Roadside Stand through the philosophy of dualism. The poem presents two groups, namely ‘country people’ and ‘city people’, in opposition to each other. While this may appear too simple on the surface, Frost metaphorically employs them to represent ‘consciousness’ and ‘matter’, the fundamental principles of existence in duality.