The Temptations of Two - Nikki

I thought one of the themes of "The Temptations of Two" was that there are benefits to both traveling alone and traveling with somebody else. Rogers describes the experience of both adventuring alone and adventuring with another person, but through her writing it does not seem like she prefers one over the other, it just seems as if they are two separate experiences. For instance, she brings up the fact that when one is traveling with another person, they can go farther and take more risks together, but when one is traveling alone, it might be better to make safer choices and not stray too far from the path one is comfortable with. I thought Roger's use of dialogue was very effective. She used it sparingly, but when the characters did speak, everything they said felt very realistic, and it helped to involve the reader more personally in what was happening in the story. I also thought that the fact that Rogers wrote the story in the present tense helps to make the reader feel as if he or she is involved in the moment as well.