In the "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, a story is told of two neighbors who meet annually to repair a fence that separates their properties. The wall in this poem is much more than just a physical barrier between two estates, it can be viewed as an emotional or psychological barrier as well. This wall can also be seen as a metaphor for the
relationship between the speaker and his neighbor.
It is human tendency to want to have boundaries between oneself and
others. These walls are often an unconscious separation from others. Yet there is a contradiction in that man also desires to have close relations to their acquaintances. The poem begins by stating that" Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the
frozen-ground-swell under it". Some unseen force seems to tear the wall down just as man isn't always able to distance himself from others. …
