Mending Wall

Thematic Development in “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 …

…through human interaction that people are able to come and understand each other and themselves in a better light. However, stubbornness and obstinacy interrupts this basic need, hindering progression and advancement within a society. Through the existence of symbolism, diction, and imagery, Frost is able to illustrate the essential desires of one to separate oneself from another, for the fear of exploring the world of the unknown outweighs one’s longing to conform to change.