While reading the novel “Revolutionary Road,” I find myself afterwards scared for marriage and pretty much every relationship to come after this point. The theme of April and Frank being unhappy in their current lives after marriage with kids is something so prevalent in this book, and it honestly has me questioning my whole life. Do I want to have kids anymore? Do I want to get married and live in the suburbs with a golden retriever or two? I understand that kids bring joy into many parents’ lives, but are also a lot to take care of. I also understand the fact that April and Frank didn’t plan their lives to go like this, but that could happen to anyone at the end of the day. People’s lives change everyday due to little things, most of which are inevitable. My whole life I have dreamed of having kids someday, but if I am truly going to change as a person in almost every aspect of my life for that, maybe I don’t want it. Just the thought of being that unhappy makes me scared for the future, but at the end of the day everything is going to be ok, right?
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Great American Novels 