An Analysis of Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"

"Mending Wall" is considered to be one of Robert Frost's most famous poems and it was one of his first poems to become generally known. The wall in this poem is a symbol of the human relationship between the speaker and his neighbor. The neighbors have to meet every spring to mend the wall that has been worn by natural forces. The wall is the expression of the emotional barrier that separates the speaker and …

…he felt would be more respectful. When you first read this poem you might think it is simply a poem about mending a wall, but if you take the time to read it again you will see that there is a lot more meaning to it. This poem is about boundaries and human relationships. "Frost is a man of defenses and the symbol of these defenses is sometimes a wall as in "Mending Wall. (Cook, 87)"