Mending Walls By Robert Frost
The wall is more than just a lawn decoration, but rather a symbol of separation, and division between two neighbors. From the first few lines in the poem Mending Walls by Robert Frost, you will gather a sense of mistrust or even isolation and separation. Frost starts the poem with two neighbors meet up as a yearly tradition to mend their broken wall. Robert never quite understood the need for such wall. But the neighbor insists a good wall makes a great neighbor. But Robert could not disagree more. There are many different reasons to have or not to have a fence.
In the poem Mending Walls by Robert Frost there are 2 different views on the wall. The neighbor says that the wall is the key to a great relationship as neighbors. But Frost could not disagree more. The …show more content…
He seems to be more opposed and against the fence. He doesn’t really understand the meaning behind the fence. After explaining the possible causes of why their wall is destroyed he begins to talk about how they do not need a wall. “There where it is we do not need a wall:” (Frost 23) Frost says they do not need the wall because they do not have any animals to keep in either property.
Although the question still remains, how does a wall make you a great neighbor? Frost continues to brainstorm as too why his neighbor feels the need for a wall between properties. “Why do they make make good neighbors? Isn’t it 30 Where there are cows? But here there are no cows.” Frost talks about most farmers with land like they have, have walls to keep their cows in. But in their case they are tree farmers. So Frost says they do not need the wall because there is nothing to keep in.
In the Poem, Mending Walls, Robert Frost experiences a neighbor with mistrust, and the feeling of having to have a wall to keep himself safe from Frost. Most of Frost’s poems are focused on the lower class lifestyle. Which is why this poem was wrote about two farmers and having a wall for
In the poem Mending Walls by Robert Frost there are 2 different views on the wall. The neighbor says that the wall is the key to a great relationship as neighbors. But Frost could not disagree more. The …show more content…
He seems to be more opposed and against the fence. He doesn’t really understand the meaning behind the fence. After explaining the possible causes of why their wall is destroyed he begins to talk about how they do not need a wall. “There where it is we do not need a wall:” (Frost 23) Frost says they do not need the wall because they do not have any animals to keep in either property.
Although the question still remains, how does a wall make you a great neighbor? Frost continues to brainstorm as too why his neighbor feels the need for a wall between properties. “Why do they make make good neighbors? Isn’t it 30 Where there are cows? But here there are no cows.” Frost talks about most farmers with land like they have, have walls to keep their cows in. But in their case they are tree farmers. So Frost says they do not need the wall because there is nothing to keep in.
In the Poem, Mending Walls, Robert Frost experiences a neighbor with mistrust, and the feeling of having to have a wall to keep himself safe from Frost. Most of Frost’s poems are focused on the lower class lifestyle. Which is why this poem was wrote about two farmers and having a wall for