What is a theme of "Song of the Open Road"? Travel allows one to connect with and feel the fellowship of others. Travel demands
that one use caution and common sense. Travel gives one a chance to realize the beauty and safety of home. Travels forces one to question oneself and others.
A). Travel allows one to connect with and feel the fellowship of others.
Explanation:
'Song of the Open Road' by Walt Whitman explores the idea of freedom and democracy.<u>He acclaims the pleasures of traveling on an 'open road' which makes him feel 'healthy and free.</u>'The speaker says that 'traveling allows an individual to connect with his self and experience the fellowship of others' and therefore, he wishes to be the master of his own destiny and chose the ways as he wants and explore the new knowledge, perspective, and much more coming his way on this open road. Thus, he suggests the idea 'strong and content, I am on the open road.' Therefore, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
The author wants to show that even though the Monkey King thinks he is an important ruler and is equal to the others, the other deities just consider him a monkey (and he might not be as important as he thinks he is).
