In literature, the word “road” serves as a rich symbol that can denote a physical path, a journey of personal transformation, or even a reflection of societal change. For example, Thomas Hardy uses the road as a tangible divider of familiar and unknown territories, marking the point where one’s homeward direction forks into a new course [1]. Meanwhile, Chekhov portrays the road as a long and dreary passage that mirrors the burden of life’s challenges [2], and Dickens contrasts divergent journeys to underline the impact of choice and fate [3]. In military and historical narratives, such as Grant’s accounts, the road maps the progress of troops and the unfolding of events [4], while Kipling elevates it to a mythic status—calling it the backbone of an entire land [5]. Mark Twain’s depiction of a “hard road to travel” further reinforces the theme of arduous journeys toward change [6].