Question

In Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” the neighbor tells the speaker that good fences make good neighbors. What does he mean by this?

Answer 1

He believes boundaries are important in relationships

Answer 2

Answer: He believes boundaries are important in relationships.

Although the speaker in this poem is not convinced of the importance of having a boundary between their two properties, his neighbour tells him that "good fences make good neighbours." This is a common aphorism that expresses the idea of boundaries being necessary in order to maintain good relationships with other people.