Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall" was considered to be one of his favorite works. The poem is about the construction of a rock wall between two people's property and the significance of the establishment of boundaries with the outer and inner worlds of a person. Frost's poem shows an appreciation for nature as well as the importance of sharing the world.
             The two people in this poem build a rock wall to define the property line between their lands, but actually may be building it to end arguments. It seems that the chore of mending the wall takes place once a year. One neighbor does the task because he enjoys doing it and sees a tradition. The other seems as though he does it just to go along with his neighbor's wishes. One person seems to be dominant over the other. He informs his neighbor about the task of mending the wall in order to receive help. Without telling him, it is unlikely he would even bother to fix the fence.
             There also seems to be a distance and lack of communication between the two. One says he will reach his neighbor over the hill. This attitude depicts a physical distance between the two. Another boundary is shown when he says, "We keep the wall between us as we go." This is not as much a reference to physical distance, but a lack of connection between them. There are a number of signs that show that the two neighbors do not get along. Communication is sparse between the two. The quote "Good fences make good neighbors." seems to imply that they do not talk and the building of a wall promotes this non- communication.
             The narrator of the poem does not seem to see the importance or have the same feelings about building a physical structure between the two neighbors. One feels that "Good fences make good neighbors." which seems to mean that a physical structure is necessary to keep their lives private. The narrator appears to take the op...