William Stafford's poem "Travelling Through The Dark" examines the killing of a pregnant doe by a hit-and-run driver,and the dilemma faced by the speaker who is also a driver.People generally travel in the dark when there is some urgency or when they have some immediate destination to reach.Speaker is travelling in the dark with some special purpose.So he is in a hurry.On his way he
finds a dead deer into the canyon in order to avoid possible accidents.But on touching her side he finds that it is still warm and it contains a fawn waiting to be born.In death the traveller discovers life,but not normal life that emerges from the womb into the world,for the fawn is "never to be born".This unhappy realization causes the traveller to hesitate.His mind is filled with mixed up emotions;pity anger,frustration,and confusion about how to act.He even wonders if the fawn can be saved, but knows all along that the fawn can not be born when the mother is dead.The car is mechanically alive and its lights are pointing the speaker towards the fawn can not save it.He knows that his delay is only a waste of time,so he pushes the doe into the river and marches towards his destination.
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