"Journey" is a short story about a trip told in the second person, "you." It can be interpreted in a metaphorical way. The narrative of the story talks about a journey that starts on a road that is "broad and handsome, constructed after many years of ingenious blasting and leveling and paving." The person traveling has a map at this point, and his or her destination is in sight. However, the person grows bored with the monotony of this trip and veers off onto smaller and more winding roads until he or she is traveling by foot. In the end, the person is lost but decides that he or she would not have altered the trip in any way.
The theme of this story is that it is the journey itself that is important and rewarding, not reaching one's destination. When the traveler knows where he or she is going, he or she is bored. It is only when the journey becomes arduous and involves losing one's way that the person becomes more interested in the trip. The metaphor of the journey can be applied to life, in that the process of becoming and learning is more interesting than achieving success, even though many people are eager to reach success without enjoying the journey along the way.
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