In "Mending Wall," the speaker says that he and his neighbor repair the wall and "keep the wall between us as we go." What does the wall stand for in this line?

A. the fragile nature of a wall built of stacked stones

B. the neighbor's reluctance to get to know the speaker better

C. the physical distance between the speaker and his neighbor

D. the neighbor's need to keep his cows from leaving his pasture

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Rebekah Sandoval

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23 November, 16:14

In "Mending Wall," the speaker says that he and his neighbor repair the wall and "keep the wall between us as we go." What does the wall stand for in this line?

A. the fragile nature of a wall built of stacked stones

B. the neighbor's reluctance to get to know the speaker better

C. the physical distance between the speaker and his neighbor

D. the neighbor's need to keep his cows from leaving his pasture

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C. the physical distance between the speaker and his neighbor because if they want to keep the wall there as they go then they are saying that they are distant.