Why do people create boundaries between themselves when there aren't any to begin with? Robert Frost's poem, "Mending Wall" explores two people, the speaker and his neighbor, who built a wall to separate themselves even though it was not necessary. He reveals their differences through the use of diction, tone, figurative language, and imagery. Throughout the poem, Frost makes many references to the wall between the neighbors and what it might represent. It constitutes the border which is placed between the speaker and his neighbor. Humans in general crave privacy and a wall is the perfect object to represent this. The two have different ideas about conflict and they are proud of it. “He is all pine and I am an apple orchard” is the poet's attempt to give the reader a glimpse of life on either side of the wall. A pine grower is probably an uneducated person, because anyone who would grow pine trees in his garden is of no value. However, I am an apple grower who is educated because he realizes the many benefits of grown fruit. By ...