Question

What do you understand by the sentence "Good fences make good neighbours "in the poem mending wall?????

Answer 1

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Good fences make good neighbour. Good neighbour respect one another's property. Good farmers for example,maintain there fences in order to keep their livestocks from wandering onto neighbouring farm. This proverb appears in the poem "Mending wall" by Robert frost.

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Answer 2

The sentence, 'good fences make good neighbours', is a euphemistic way of saying that as long as there is some kind of distance maintained for privacy both physically and mentally, there will be cordial relationship between people. The presence of the wall between the properties does ensure a quality relationship between the two neighbours. By maintaining the division between the properties, the narrator and his neighbour are able to maintain their individuality and personal identity as farmers: one of apple trees, and one of pine trees. Moreover, the annual act of mending the wall also provides an opportunity for the two men to interact and communicate with each other, an event that might not otherwise occur in an isolated rural environment. The act of meeting to repair the wall allows the two men to develop their relationship and the overall community far more than if each maintained their isolation on separate properties.