Comparison Of Mending Wall And Tear Down This Wall
Intro:
Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" and Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" both talk about the theme of separation. The two stories have a different walls, but they both separate people. Both walls in the stories impact the people both physically and mentally. Frost and Reagan both have their very own style and tone of the stories that they write about. They each have very unique ways of telling their stories but the separation is what is focused on.
Body 1:
Both Frost and Reagan's text deal with the theme of separation. The stone wall in Frost's text separates the neighbors; in Reagan's text, the Berlin Wall separates the city. In Frost's text, the presence of the wall not only separates people physically, it also separates them mentally. Reagan writes about how the Berlin Wall symbolically separates the East and the West. Separation is what is focused on, but the impact of the walls are also important.
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There is an impact both physically and mentally of the walls.
Frost writes about how it is physically challenging to build the wall back up every spring, and how it is a physically symbol of separation. In Frost's text, the wall separates the neighbors physically, so they cannot have unity mentally. Even though the narrator doesn't like the wall, he still helps build it back up every spring. The wall also makes the narrator judge his neighbor as an old stone savage. Reagan writes about how the Berlin Wall is a symbol of totalitarianism, and how it divides the city in economy and government. Two different worlds, the East and the West, are symbolized by the Berlin Wall. It is emotionally difficult for some families because the Berlin Wall separates them. Although Reagan isn't even from Berlin, he still represents the West. He was looking at the people of Berlin, and he was feeling sorrow for them. How the stories impact the people is also because of the way the stories are
wrote.
Body 3:
The style and tone of the authors emphasize how they feel about the walls. Frost wrote a poem, so the readers must infer what he is saying. As the narrator talks to himself in Frost's poem, he shows internal conflicts to the reader. Even though the narrator opposes the wall, he doesn't openly express his feelings. Reagan is forceful and firm by calling out the soviet leader by name. He is also forceful by yelling "Tear down this wall!" In his speech, Reagan asks rhetorical questions to keep the audience engaged in what he was saying. Although Reagan wasn't from Germany, he still wanted freedom for everyone. Ronald Reagan was very patriotic and emotional, and he wanted a paradigm shift in the East and West relationship of Berlin.
Conclusion:
Frost and Reagan both wrote about their feelings of the walls in each story. Even though both authors were talking about different walls, both stories were still based on separation. The physical and mental impact was supported by the way the author's tone was while he was writing. How could someone live in a world that was separated from the other half?
Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" and Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" both talk about the theme of separation. The two stories have a different walls, but they both separate people. Both walls in the stories impact the people both physically and mentally. Frost and Reagan both have their very own style and tone of the stories that they write about. They each have very unique ways of telling their stories but the separation is what is focused on.
Body 1:
Both Frost and Reagan's text deal with the theme of separation. The stone wall in Frost's text separates the neighbors; in Reagan's text, the Berlin Wall separates the city. In Frost's text, the presence of the wall not only separates people physically, it also separates them mentally. Reagan writes about how the Berlin Wall symbolically separates the East and the West. Separation is what is focused on, but the impact of the walls are also important.
Body 2: …show more content…
There is an impact both physically and mentally of the walls.
Frost writes about how it is physically challenging to build the wall back up every spring, and how it is a physically symbol of separation. In Frost's text, the wall separates the neighbors physically, so they cannot have unity mentally. Even though the narrator doesn't like the wall, he still helps build it back up every spring. The wall also makes the narrator judge his neighbor as an old stone savage. Reagan writes about how the Berlin Wall is a symbol of totalitarianism, and how it divides the city in economy and government. Two different worlds, the East and the West, are symbolized by the Berlin Wall. It is emotionally difficult for some families because the Berlin Wall separates them. Although Reagan isn't even from Berlin, he still represents the West. He was looking at the people of Berlin, and he was feeling sorrow for them. How the stories impact the people is also because of the way the stories are
wrote.
Body 3:
The style and tone of the authors emphasize how they feel about the walls. Frost wrote a poem, so the readers must infer what he is saying. As the narrator talks to himself in Frost's poem, he shows internal conflicts to the reader. Even though the narrator opposes the wall, he doesn't openly express his feelings. Reagan is forceful and firm by calling out the soviet leader by name. He is also forceful by yelling "Tear down this wall!" In his speech, Reagan asks rhetorical questions to keep the audience engaged in what he was saying. Although Reagan wasn't from Germany, he still wanted freedom for everyone. Ronald Reagan was very patriotic and emotional, and he wanted a paradigm shift in the East and West relationship of Berlin.
Conclusion:
Frost and Reagan both wrote about their feelings of the walls in each story. Even though both authors were talking about different walls, both stories were still based on separation. The physical and mental impact was supported by the way the author's tone was while he was writing. How could someone live in a world that was separated from the other half?