In the poem Mending Wall by Robert Frost there were many themes and life lessons revealed to the readers. The major themes that were revealed to readers were walls, nature and friendships. The main topic that the themes returned to was learning about people in life. The walls were up for no reason, with no livestock to control, and nature created many gaps in the wall to try to tear it down. The wall simply kept neighbors isolated when the world wanted them to be in communication with each other. Walls are shown numerous times in the poem. One of the neighbors wants a wall and the other doesn't want it. The neighbor who wants to put up the wall thinks, “Good fences make good neighbors.” This phrase is repeated repeatedly as the poems progress. The other neighbor can't see well into a wall because there is no livestock to keep under control and on the property. The wall seems to have two meanings. One meaning is privacy and the other meaning could be a barrier that people put up in their lives after being hurt. The saying “Good fences make good neighbors” may mean exactly what it says. The wall primarily allows privacy and property to remain on each side. Privacy is key for neighbors, everyone wants and needs their privacy. If one neighbor's yard is dirty, the other may still be clean because the wall separates the property line. With the wall up nothing can happen on each of the properties that the property owners do not want to happen. If nothing happens on properties without the owner's consent, everything will be fine and that's why "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors." The other meaning of the walls could be related to real life. When people start to get hurt in friendships and relationships… middle of paper… k communication skills. This may be a reason why the neighbor only says "Good fences make good neighbors" for every question he answers, he doesn't have an explanation for why the wall is up. Frost in this poem uses walls and nature to show how some people in life live in isolation. Frost uses several metaphors and images to show the privacy of both the speaker and the neighbor. People choose not to connect with each other, perhaps due to past friendships or relationships that may have harmed them physically, mentally and emotionally. People don't want to take the time to get to know each other because they are afraid of what might happen to them physically, mentally, or emotionally. Never put up a barrier before you know what a person is like. Don't hold on to the past because you may block the good things of the future to come.