Mending Wall- Robert Frost

Physical and mental boundaries are explored throughout the poem ‘Mending Wall’ by Robert Frost. A sarcastic tone is reflected, as the persona isn’t actually sure, to the reasons why, they are building the wall:

‘There where it is we do not need a wall:

He s all pine and I’m apple orchard.

My apple trees will never get across

and eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.’

The persona tries to explain, to his neighbour, that a wall is not necessary, but ‘good fences make good neighbours’ is all he gets in return. The persona knows how difficult it is to argue ssso he goes ahead and assists in building the wall. He knows that it is a waste of time...

By Annabelle