The processes and impact of discovery can differ with individuals. Robert Frost’s early 1910’s suite of poems, ‘Tuft of Flowers’, ‘Mending Wall’, and ‘Home Burial’ explores the progressions and influence of discovery on persona and the responder both negative and positive through the idea of humanity, isolation and solitude.
The fact the discoveries can be a platform for renewed perceptions and be fresh and intensely meaningful and stimulate new ideas are represented in Roberts Frost’s ‘Tuft of Flowers’ whereby the persona discovers the common fellowship of the man as all individuals are connected in some way, hence making it transformative for the individual. This is accentuated in the beginning line of the poem, “and I must be as he had …show more content…
This is exemplified through the strong visual imagery and foreshadowing of, “two can pass abreast” to refer to the fact that the hole in the wall can allow these neighbours who have differing perspectives, to come together and pass through the wall, side-by-side. The indirect link to unity by not mending the “wall” is important as the personas idea is challenged by the nature. This is reflective of the responder’s context as it challenges the widely held assumptions about human experience and the wider world. The idea is further stated intellectually in the poem where the, “gaps I mean” refers to the “walls”. The personal pronoun and the metaphor accentuates the “gap” in relationship between neighbours. It is important to note that the walls that bring the two people together and apart are not necessarily bad things as it allows space for privacy for self-reflection and human solitude. This allows the persona to lead to renewed perceptions and the values upheld by the neighbour. This notion is further strengthened in the last line of the poem where the repetition of the adage, “Good fences make good neighbours” exemplifies that the ‘neighbour’ is not alone is not discovering anything new. It also inhibits human interaction as the persona questions the necessity of barriers. This implies that the ‘neighbour’ is firmly sticking to the traditions given to him by his “father”. Moreover, the fact that traditions flow from one generation to another allows individual to build moral guidelines. Ultimately, the persona comes to a realisation that some beliefs can be everlasting and they cannot be changed which attest to our conception of ourselves and the
The fact the discoveries can be a platform for renewed perceptions and be fresh and intensely meaningful and stimulate new ideas are represented in Roberts Frost’s ‘Tuft of Flowers’ whereby the persona discovers the common fellowship of the man as all individuals are connected in some way, hence making it transformative for the individual. This is accentuated in the beginning line of the poem, “and I must be as he had …show more content…
This is exemplified through the strong visual imagery and foreshadowing of, “two can pass abreast” to refer to the fact that the hole in the wall can allow these neighbours who have differing perspectives, to come together and pass through the wall, side-by-side. The indirect link to unity by not mending the “wall” is important as the personas idea is challenged by the nature. This is reflective of the responder’s context as it challenges the widely held assumptions about human experience and the wider world. The idea is further stated intellectually in the poem where the, “gaps I mean” refers to the “walls”. The personal pronoun and the metaphor accentuates the “gap” in relationship between neighbours. It is important to note that the walls that bring the two people together and apart are not necessarily bad things as it allows space for privacy for self-reflection and human solitude. This allows the persona to lead to renewed perceptions and the values upheld by the neighbour. This notion is further strengthened in the last line of the poem where the repetition of the adage, “Good fences make good neighbours” exemplifies that the ‘neighbour’ is not alone is not discovering anything new. It also inhibits human interaction as the persona questions the necessity of barriers. This implies that the ‘neighbour’ is firmly sticking to the traditions given to him by his “father”. Moreover, the fact that traditions flow from one generation to another allows individual to build moral guidelines. Ultimately, the persona comes to a realisation that some beliefs can be everlasting and they cannot be changed which attest to our conception of ourselves and the