Mending Wall

Throughout “Mending Wall” the existence of barriers partitions the elements between the cerebral and corporeal worlds of two isolated neighbors. The existence of obstruction, portrayed by the large enclosure separating the neighbors in this poem, is very common on the earth in which we live. The narrator and his neighbor differ in opinion regarding the rationale of maintaining such a wall, but nevertheless both convene each spring to restore the natural abrasions. In his poem “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost employs the use of symbolism, diction, and imagery to convey the thought that humans possess an impulse to become independent from one another, for they often object to change within their lives, fearing what they do not know and what has never been.

Through the context of the poem, symbolism is made apparent through the establishment of the wall and the natural surroundings that encompass it. The wall is an unsolicited agent through the eyes of nature, but it maintains its establishment as the barrier which two neighbors manage in order to isolate themselves from not only society but their inner selves as well. However, nature attempts to uproot the collection of stone by sending

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Approximate Word count = 836
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)