2/01/2011
e-journal #1 (2/3)
You have read one poem by Robert Frost, giving your own responses to it while also hearing those of others presented in the textbook; now you will read another by Frost titled “Mending Wall.” This time I ask that you respond by following the directions to the Exercise on the bottom of p.4 of Stanford's text, applying them to “Mending Wall.” Post your response as a comment to this first e-journal blog entry. (Due 2/3)
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ReplyDeleteThe poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost comes across as puzzling and perplexed. However, after reading it twice, I think I have somewhat of a firm grasp on where I feel things stand. However, there was one form of criteria that I needed to use to back up my logic. So, I figured that the best way to do this would be to find out the best answer to the question that Frost asks near the end of the poem. The question itself goes as follows: “Why do they (fences, walls, or any form of a barricade) make good neighbors?”
To me, this poem made me think of events in history that symbolize what is being expressed in the poem. My first hypothesis was to compare the reason why the Great Wall was built in China. As history dictates, the wall was built to keep invaders from getting into China easily. I did not feel like this was an adequate comparison, so I went to Winston Churchill’s theory of an ‘Iron Curtain’. This mystical creation if you will was an invention of Churchill’s which basically was an imaginary barricade that separated Europe into an Eastern section (not communist) and a Western section (communist). However, this did not seem rational to me at all. The concept of the ‘Iron Curtain’ was established during the Cold War, a time when all Americans feared of such dangers as nuclear war, children preparing for the dangers of nuclear war, and of course competing with the Soviet Union. Ultimately, I decided that this would not work either in my mind. Then I thought of another barricade that occurred during the Cold War: The Berlin Wall, a wall built separating the city of Berlin into an Eastern and Western section. However, this did not seem rational to me either, so I decided to dismiss this theory.
Yet I still did not answer Frost’s question, as it still puzzled me so. How is a fence, which is an inanimate object, equal the qualities of a good neighbor? I was still perplexed by this possibility. So, I tried to remember incidents from growing up.
After thinking for a little while and doing some brainstorming, I remember a time when my brother and I would play baseball in the backyard. Unfortunately, the ball was constantly going over the fence, and we hated to deal with the neighbors. However, on this day it was a little different: the sun was blazing, and the neighbors had the sprinklers on. The only thing that got in our way was a stubborn old fence. So, we decided to go for it. We were able to move the fence to the side, get the ball, and feel the coolness of the sprinklers bathing us in what clearly felt like glory after being outside so long on a hot day. There was just one problem with this though: it felt so good, that my brother and I decided to keep hitting the ball over the fence on purpose just so that we would be able to run through the sprinklers. The neighbors did not mind, but my mother was watching us from hindsight the whole time, and after catching us in the act she made us go inside the steamy house.
Yet, this situation did not seem to answer my question either. How is a fence a good neighbor? Finally, I decided to interpret it simply for a change. As for the simple reasons as to why people build fences. As basic as the reason gets, the reason is so easy to explain: safety. Walls make us feel safe. Walls keep us secure. In most cases, walls maintain the image of privacy, which is rather attractive to a lot of people. At long last, it seems that I have finally found an answer that seems to make sense in my mind, that is logical, and that can be backed up with evidence. Thank goodness for the scientific method.
Robert Frost’s poem the “Mending Wall” probably is a reflection of his view towards his surroundings. His biography informs me that throughout his life he was inflicted with life tragedies. Due to these tragedies he often alienated himself from his friends and family. His poem “Mending Wall” talks about a wall that is being rebuilt between two neighbors.
ReplyDeleteThe “wall” in this poem could mean that there is some type of barrier between the two people. Ironically the neighbor tells the speaker that “good fences make good neighbors”, but the two neighbors don’t seem to “good neighbors” at all. If they were good neighbors, the speaker would have been able to ask his fellow neighbor the questions he had in his mind. I also feel that from the poem that the speaker feels that his neighbor his hiding something because he says “he moves in darkness as it seems to me”. Also I noticed that there isn’t any rhyming words in this poem, without the rhyming words the poem seems to be in a sad, gloomy tone. Maybe this is so because of Frost’s emotions he was feeling at the time.
The poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost is about a relationship. The writer was talking about a relationship and how the individual was shutting down the other person. The poem is about someone rejecting their feelings toward the person. The “wall” or the “fence” symbolizes keeping feelings out. Maybe the author is speaking of protecting him or her from being hurt and even disappointed. One person in this specific relationship seems to want to get closer to the other person but this “wall” which represents some type of blockage is stopping the person from getting closer to him. One side is blocking and the other side is fighting trying to get through. When the narrator says “Good fences make good neighbors”, he is trying to say when there is some type of separation it keeps everyone happy and satisfied. The other person in this poem does not agree with this they want to be closer emotionally or even physically to the other. There is an example of this in the poem it says “why do they make good neighbors”, meaning the person is wondering how a fence can possibly make people happy with each other. Something happened to the person who is building the wall barrier for them to be feeling this way.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “mending wall” by Robert frost shows two different opinions towards the repair of the stone wall. The speaker sees there is no need to repair the wall because there just pine and apple trees, no cattle that bothers them, “Where there are cows? But here there are no cows.” However, the neighbor believes “Good fences make good neighbors.” I think what he means is that, neighbors can maintain better relationships if there is a fence between individual homes. The fence can be strong enough to block the unwanted interferences from each other, or it can also called respect other’s privacy.
ReplyDeleteThe word “wall” not just the stone that divides the individual houses, but also a symbol of man made barriers between one another. Walls can be useful in the purpose of protection, but useless walls are just creating physical barriers to friendship between neighbors.
The “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost confuses me. Frost’s structure and style is awkward for me to read, much less understand. It takes multiple readings and careful inspection of each line for me to grasp its meaning. I understand from this piece that the narrator does not like building this “wall.” The quote, “good fences make good neighbors” suggests that the “wall” in this poem is relationships between people. The narrator says that there is no harm in sharing his/her life with the neighbor, but the neighbor wants to keep to his/her own. I feel that the narrator feels bad about the wall-building. He/she says that he/she doesn’t know whether he/she is trapping him/herself or keeping others out.
ReplyDeleteRobert Frost "Mending Wall" suggest the ideas of barriers between people, communication, friendship and the sense of security people gain from barriers. It's merely a description of two neighbors who repair a "wall" that separates their property, it then begins to talks about the routines of two neighbors who are constantly mending the fence, or "wall" that separates their properties. "Good fences make good neighbors" (Line 45) not only does the wall act as a divider in separating estates, it also acts as a barrier in the neighbors friendship, separating them. For the neighbour with the pine trees, the wall is of great significance, as it provides a sense of security and privacy. When revising this poem, I felt sad and worried the tone is very low, to be honest it's quite boring and confusing at first but after a good review, I think I got it.
ReplyDeleteWhen first reading "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, I was completely confused. I've tried to understand and analyze this poem as much as I can but Frost's wide use of vocabulary throws me off completely. His structure as a whole is also challenging to follow. After reading his poem for the third time, I decided I had to come up with some sort of interpretation. I believe that Robert Frost is talking about the "wall" that people build upon meeting an individual. I think that the narrator talks about this wall that is built there for protection of oneself from the people around them. "Good fences make good neighbors." I believe that he or she says that keeping this wall up, keeps a friendship strong. This "wall" is there to set boundaries from getting too deep into one's life. "Why do they make good neighbors? Where there are cows? But here there are no cows." The narrator then goes on to say that the "wall" may not need to be there all of the time, sometimes it is good to let people into certain aspects of our lives.
ReplyDeleteMy overall reaction of this piece is that it was very obscure. I believe this poem is one that I've had the most difficulty with interpreting. This goes to show you that I DO NOT like reading and analyzing poems.
I found the poem to be very down, but also puzzling. I couldn’t really relate to the poem so much so it didn’t really grab my interest. I got too different views and understanding out of the poem. One directed more towards emotion and the other of curiosity and wonder. After reading Robert Frost Biography, I felt that “Mending wall” was a reflection of his emotion after dealing with all the death of so many loved ones. He builds this wall to keep his emotions in and keep people out and although there are people who are trying to get to him he believes that keeping the walls up is better, as he quotes “Good fences make good neighbors”. Or Frost could have been questioning and wondering “Why do they make good neighbors?”Why people are so unfriendly? Why do people put walls up at all? Why there is very little expression of feelings between people. To me I feel there are many other different ways to interpret this poem, it all depends on how the reader perceives the message.
ReplyDeleteI think that certain events that happened within Frost’s life influences the types of poems that he writes, but is also what helps make him a poet.
In the poem “Mending Walls “ by Robert Frost, he talks about walls, walls signifying barriers. I feel as if the barriers are like blocks away from communication, friends and it makes them feel safe. I noticed that there were two characters in the poem the narrator and the neighbor. What caught my attention was when in the poem Frost states ”Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” he doesn’t mention what that “something” is.. I felt as if it was nature or desire to break down the wall. I say this because in lines 2 and 3 it states, “that sends the frozen ground swell under it, and spills the upper boulders in the sun.” I feel as if nature really doesn’t want this wall between these two people. It can also relate to the idea of the “American Dream” which is about control, wealth, and privacy. I feel as if they worry too much about the wealth and how much they will make. Then appreciate what they have like a house to live. In line 24 we see that he has the idea of separation because the narrator is saying, “He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across 25 and eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. “ We see that even the small little things such as a property falling on the other side and eating the other makes a big deal. What intrigued me the most was when the neighbor says, “Good fences make good neighbors.” I feel as if he is saying that if there is a fence between us then we are good if the fence is separating our property if its not then we have a problem.
ReplyDelete"Mending Wall" is a very interesting poem, though puzzling at the beginning but as soon as I started to weave my way into the poem I started to feel that Robert Frost was talking about relationships. I don't believe it had to be a relationship with the opposite sex but a relationship with a certain family members or a friend. The phase that kept me thinking for awhile was "good fences make good neighbors", it seemed very ironic to me because fences are made to keep things out but a good neighbor is someone who cares and wants to be in your life for the better. So how can you be out but still be inside? I thought about this in a very metaphorically matter, I felt like the further away you are from something the better it is because if you start to think about a relationship between 2 brother living together for so long that they start to argue because that "wall" or that space isn't there. If that "wall" was there they would be on good terms with each other and when they did take down that "wall" to see each other it would be a greater moment to cherish since they're not that close. Therefore "good fences make good neighbors", which is basically saying let me have my privacy and we'll live happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost I feel that Frost sounds as if he wants to be isolated from the world. From what was explained in his background Frost faced many tragedies throughout his entire life. After a person has suffered from the lost of all children, farther and wife. Why would you want to surround your self with others? If you do get to know them you live with the fear of losing them. I “Wall” can be looked at figuratively or literally. The way I look at it in a figurative perspective is that Frost is able to perform his poem to audiences with the impression that he lives a life of happiness. When in all reality he has tremendous lost and shows others the side of his poetic skills and hides the pain he feels insides while reciting words of wisdom, inspirations, depression that touches readers. In a literal sense the “Wall” can represent Frost isolating himself from the reality of his surroundings. “Good fences make good neighbors.” That gave me the impression that blocking others out of your personal life people only see what you allow them to see. The only perception others can make about yourself is what you show them when you step in front of the face. Frost’s poem seems as if their is greater meaning then what i am explaining but after re- reading over and over I can not come up with a better understanding of the message he is saying. One thing that his poem does say to me that he is mentioning bits and pieces of his past. In the third stanza line 19 some how I felt he made a reference to his wife. “Stay where you are until our backs are turned.” In his background when his wife was dying she refuse to see him in her last days. Being she refused to see him in her last days when they meet again in the after-life her not to reunite again. Just go their separate ways as she did before her passing.
ReplyDeleteThe poem, Mending Wall by Robert Frost, is about two neighbors who disagree over the need of a wall to separate their properties. The neighbor does not trust him that his apple trees will stay far enough away from his pine trees when the speaker says “He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across and eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.” The neighbor says “Good fences make good neighbors” so that neighbor believes that to have a good neighbor there must be a fence or else they wouldn’t trust each other. One of the reasons I don’t think that the neighbor would trust the speaker is because he/she thinks that there would be trespassing on land. The speaker believes that there is no point to have the fence because his apple trees will be in the same place and the trees would not affect the pine trees on the other land. If the neighbors would just learn to trust each other there would be no point keeping the wall and mending it every year after the winter season.
ReplyDeleteThe poem titled "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, I believe revolves around the trust between two neighbors. I read this poem about 4 or 5 times to get a clear understanding of what Frost is trying to show us readers.The wall is the main character in this poem. It seems that one of the neighbors believes that having a wall or fence that separates both neighbors is deficient. The person questions why is it necessary to build a wall. There is nothing to wall in or out. This person obliviously is taken this mending wall as a offense because he or she cannot understand the use for a wall and is unable to get a straight answer from the neighbor because all he replies is "good fences make good neighbors". He/She may have their own personal reason for building a wall. Many people prefer to have their privacy which can be one reason but the other person feels so offended. My question to this neighbor is why is he so concern about being behind the wall? It shows that he or she may have low self esteem because they are being pushed away further into the dark woods and may feel that this person wants to avoid their presence and pretend they don't exist. At the end of the poem, when the two neighbors crossed paths he or she tries to convince the neighbor building the wall to take it down but he still repeats the same thing he said earlier "good fences make good neighbors".
ReplyDeleteThe gist of the poem flew over my head the first time I read it but the second time around things became clearer. The line, “Good fences make good neighbors” makes me feel like the person in the poem is fine by him or herself. Having friends or not having any friends does not faze this person. They might also feel that it is personally better to have a wall or fence up. Having a fence usually keeps what you want inside of your space in and keeps what you do not want on the outside. Basically saying, “I don’t want what is yours with what is mine.” By following that guideline, the neighbors would essentially be making peace because they are not bothering one another. This person probably believes that it is better to not include your neighbor in your business, which quite a few people may agree. But also, by shutting out your neighbor, you could possibly be missing out on something that is located on the other side. One may never know the benefits or even consequences of something else if they decide to keep a wall up at all times. The “mending wall” is just a barrier to exclude other people from entering their lives and really getting to know whom they are. In my opinion, the two neighbors share different views on the fence’s purpose. I feel that neighbor "A" is okay with the fence’s existence but truly enjoys “spring mending-time”. This is an event that does not happen everyday where the two neighbors meet to fix their fences, which requires interaction that neighbor "A" desires. On the other hand neighbor "B" is completely content with their fence and wants to continue to shut the neighbor out for they think it is better that they do so. I believe that numerous people can relate to the poem the Mending Wall by Robert Frost. For the most part, people would rather not have an outsider looking in.
ReplyDeleteRobert Frost's poem, Mending Wall, seems to be talking about a wall between him and his next door neighbor. When I started to read it at first, I was confused and then I read it over again but I'm still confused somewhat. The neighbor and Frost seemed to be trying to fix the wall because it was falling apart. Even though they were working together to fix the wall, the relationship between the two of them did not seem close. I think that the wall represents separation between Frost and his neighbor. From my point of view, they help each other build up something that separates them. It's like as if they are building up a barrier between them for whatever may be the reason.
ReplyDeleteBut at the same time, I also feel that Frost doesn't seem to understand why there is a wall between the two of them when he says "Where are the cows? But here there are no cows". It seems as if he is really asking what is it that makes them separate from each other or not as close to each other. I feel as if he is saying that there is no real reason to have a barrier (the wall) between each other.
The poem “Mending Walls” by Robert Frost was confusing. I think in the poem the author tries to convince his neighbor that building a wall between them was unimportant. He tries to give few reasons why it is unnecessary to do so, but the neighbor seems to show no interest on those reasons. The author tries to assure the neighbor that no one will trespass his/her land , because there is nothing on either sides excepts of pines and apple trees. The neighbor avoids him by saying, “ good fences make good neighbors”. The author comes up with another reason to convince the neighbor. The reason he gives this time is that, if fences are for keeping animals out from the territory then it is unnecessary to put up the wall, because there are no animals. In line 31 the author says, “Where there are cows? But here there are no cows”. When the author says, “ he moves in the darkness” he means that when he tries to get a respond from the neighbor, he/she hides himself/herself under the shadow of trees making it impossible for other to read his/her expression. The author’s efforts to make peace between him and his neighbor seems ineffective, because in the end the neighbor answers same as before,“good fences make good neighbors”.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading Robert Frosts "Mending Wall", I found myself thinking of other things while still reading the poem. So I read it a second time. The second time I made myself focus on what I was reading, and halfway through the poem I came to the conclusion that I was utterly confussed as to what the poet was trying to tell me. So I went back and read it a 3rd time. This time I focused on finding literary divices to try and help myself disifer this confussing puzzle that was given to me. Upon reading it the fourth time, I combed over every line like it was directions to finding a million dollars. I found a line that made me feel alittle confident about what the message was in this poem. It made me think about the true meaning behing the words. "The gaps I mean, no one has seen them made or heard them made, but at spring mending-time we find them there", this line finally gave me the inkling that the wall was ones self or the protection that one puts around themselves to seal others out. But over time, as the quote hinted to me, a persons wall breacks down or in Frost's words, you begin to find gaps within the wall without even knowing their there, until however you go looking for them to repair. In other words, when somone has built up a wall to keep others out of their lives, someone at some point may have broken through the wall without you even knowing until you realize this fact and then decide to once again shut pepole out, so you "mend" your wall.
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After reading this poem for the first time i started to envision the two men on opposite sides of their rock barrier. As I read the poem the second time i started to agree with the man who wanted the leave the fence down. There was no reason for the fence to remain, seeing as how there was no cattle to protect. And the barrier only served to keep them apart. Line 43 says "He will not go behind his father's saying," which leads me to believe that maybe his the two men inherited the property from their father's who may have been at feud. And the neighbor does not have a valid reason in maintaining the wall except that his father wanted him to. I feel that Robert Frost is conveying a message to the reader in the first few lines. He says that no one has seen the wall being undone by anyone. He speculates that it could be hunters to can't truly know for certain. And that every spring they come together to fix the wall's gaps together. Maybe Robert Frost means that nature is giving the two neighbors the chance to tear down the wall separating them physically and socially. I also feel that the title Mending Wall is not referring to the actual wall, but a friendship?
ReplyDeleteThe poem, “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost, is about a wall of stones and boulders which symbolizes people and property. I found the poem to be boring and meaningless, but re-reading it gave me a sense of the poem’s meaning. This wall also separates the property from his neighbor. The neighbor is trying his best to convince the speaker to repair the wall. The neighbor states, “Good fences make good neighbors” (27). The speaker sees no reason why the wall should be kept. “Two can pass abreast” represents companionship (4). As you read on Frost describes ways in which walls come down. The speaker appears to be dishonest and negative, while the neighbor is about the opposite, being brief and positive. The speaker instead of saying that the wall should be down he implies to his neighbor that it is meaningless, pointless and even offensive to him. The speaker expresses his feelings towards his neighbor, he describes him as “an old-stone savage armed / He moves in darkness as it seems to me” (40-41). This leads the reader to think that it’s not his love that wants the wall down, but his hate. I believe Frost’s main point that is implied in the poem is that boundaries are needed in any type of relationship.
ReplyDeleteAt first I felt that I understood Robert Frosts concepts in his poem “Mending Wall”, however, I soon began to realize that there was much more to the poem then meets the eye. I liked the comparisons he used in the beginning. I saw, understood and imagined how this wall would have been like. This poem seems to about a relationship between two people, one whom is mysterious and the other which is curious. The curious one is interested in the other side of the wall. He feels as though there shouldn’t be a wall in-between the two of them. The Mysterious person says “Good fences make good neighbors”. I picture the mysterious person one to be not so thrilled at the idea of no fence being in between the two. As the curious one questions why it is that there is a wall there, the mysterious one continues to build the wall up disregarding his neighbors input on the whole idea. There isn’t always a need for privacy sometimes people need to interact to become good friends or neighbors. This is what I feel is frosts whole idea to the poem. Frost is creating an idea that too much privacy isn’t always good, humans have a need for social interaction.
ReplyDeleteAt first when I read the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost I did not really understand the meaning. I was confused and could not understand what his main point was exactly. However, as I continued to read the poem over and over again I have then gotten an idea as to what this poem means. In my opinion I think this poem is about a wall that is put between the narrator and his neighbor.In the poem it states "We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each." If you ask me I think that the wall between the two neighbors is a block of communication.The boulders could represent the struggles that both the narrator and the neighbor have to face. The narrator feels as if there is no reason for the wall to be kept between them. To further his opinion he goes on by stating "I have come after them and made repair". This could come to the conclusion that both him and his neighbor join together to bring down the wall that separates the two. Also,the narrator can also talk about the differences between the two. Maybe he feels that both people should not be separated. Why should two good neighbors who might have different personalities be blocked from communication with one another ?
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read this poem, my reaction to the beginning was that it made no sense. After continuing to read it and reading it over again, I began to understand what was taking place. I envisioned the setting to be on a farm of some sort, with a wall that has been built seperating neighbors properties for generations; according to line 43, "he will not go behind his fathers word" it seems so. I think the speaker didn't want the wall and the neighbor felt as if he had no choice but to put it up. I began to ask questions like "why is it so important for the neighbor to have a wall up?" The neighbor felt that "good fences make good neighbors". They obviously are opposite according to line 34, "he is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across." But yet why must there be a wall? The neighbors family could either really be private people, or the neighbor could just be following tradition. It seems as if no matter how many times the wall is fixed, "the frozen ground swell under it and spills the upper boulders in the sun" so then why continue repairing it? I agree with Dave Willette fromm the "Why Read Literature" article.Poetry with hidden meanings do no interest me. This poem was like a big puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThe concept of Robert Frost's “Mending Wall” is quite simple, however it is written in a way that could be seen as somewhat puzzling to its readers. One may need to re-read the poem again to fully grasp its meaning, even though the general idea of it is pretty basic. The poem is about the narrator and his/her neighbor building a stone fence separating their land. The narrator does not feel there is a need for one, while the neighbor believes that “good fences make good neighbors”. The neighbor seems to be a very private or mysterious person. “He moves in darkness as it seems to me, not of woods only and the shade of trees” is how the narrator described him. A man that is always in the shadows and builds walls around him to prevent contact with outsiders. This is a stark contrast to the narrator who seems to be very open and welcoming. He would prefer to build a relationship of trust with his neighbor so there would be no need for a wall. “Why do they make good neighbors (fences)? Isn't it where there are cows? But here there are no cows. Before I built a wall I'd ask to know what I was walling in or walling out, and to whom I was like to give offense”. This shows his curiosity regarding the narrator's unwillingness to give him the true reason for building this wall.
ReplyDeleteThe poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost was very puzzling, to grasp a better understanding I had to read it more than twice. This poem can be interpreted in many ways but what caught my attention was some sort of relationship. From my understanding it is like this relationship has gone downhill and love does not stand between it but a wall of confusion. Both partners try to break down the wall of confusion but instead it is just built once again. In my opinion , it seems like the other person has different views of life than the narrator has, and no matter what no one will change his views.
ReplyDeleteThere is conflict in this poem but distinguishing what type of conflict there is, is difficult to determine.
This poem was too difficult to understand or at least to grasp any idea of what the author was trying to explain. I did not like this poem because it did not provide an imaginary scene of what the characters could be going through. It left too much open space for the reader to create their own story line. Personally this poem did not catch my attention, nevertheless it needs much more explanation on the authors part.
The first time I read the "Mending Wall" I was not able to grasp the whole story. I decided to read other people's thoughts and responses to the try and understand better. When I read it for the second time I compared the story with the various responses I read and understood it much better. On the surface the poem was about the activity the speaker and his neighbor participated in every spring. they had to mend the wall that was filled with gaps made by the hunters chasing the rabbits. The speaker questions the reason why they fix the wall every spring and brings it up with his neighbor. This poem used the wall as a barrier to their relationship which was more business oriented than friendly. The speaker tries to change this and make things more friendly with the neighbor. I saw, the speaker trying to prevent the gap in the wall between the pine and apple trees as a test to see if they could progress to more friendly terms. The neighbor quickly shhuts down the suggestion with a simple "Good fences make good neighbors" and also any thought of making the relationship anything other than business.
ReplyDelete"The Mending Wall" by Robert Frost was an interesting poem that speaks to his idea of how interaction between friendly acquaintances such as neighbors becomes devolved into loneliness and separation when the two parties have a conflicting method as to how they should go about the latter stages of their somewhat surface level friendship, with the narrator stating that there is no need for fences and the neighbor thinking that there needs to be an unspoken agreement that they can exchange pleasantries and be cordial, but that there should not be a more substancial relationship between them.
ReplyDeleteRobert Frost’s poem the “Mending Wall” sounds like a type of wall that your surrounded by. I could not quite clearly understood what the poem was about in the begining but after reading it a few times i got an idea of what it mite be about. When the narrator says “Good fences make good neighbors”, he is trying to say when there is some type of separation it keeps everyone happy and satisfied. This quote must have had some significants because it was stated twice in the poem. Frost is trying to say that it's good to be neighbors but at the same time you need to have some kind of privacy once in awhile. Having that privacy between each other is like having the fence and therefore "good fences make good neighbors".
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