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= I Build Walls = The Poem "I Build Walls", is about a person who is an introvert and is always hiding his emotions. He wants to be able to be an extrovert, however, and not hide his feelings. I feel that the line " Walls that cover that hide the person inside." Basically, that means that the person builds walls to hide the real person inside of them, because they want to hide their real personality. Another line that I feel is important is "Walls that need to fall." I think that means the person is ready to reveal themselves and not hide from their feelings, but tell people and be an extrovert.

I know someone who was always shy and never talked much. She was new, so she must have been shy. After a little bit, she talked more because she got used to other people. I don't think the narrator believes it's always a good idea to have walls. I know because he says " Walls that need to fall!" and also "I build walls that never let me truly touch the ones I love so very much." That proves that he wanted to knock the walls down because they were keeping him from revealing his feelings and talking to people about it.

In " The Outsiders", Johnny built walls. He was hiding his feelings from his parents because they didn't care about him, and he only had the boys to talk to. "Johnny's parents abuse him" and he was always crying and upset, and sometimes even shy. Ponyboy is able to get Johnny to show his emotions to him. All the boys are like family to him, so he is definitely able to show his feelings to Ponyboy. Of course, Johnny feels super comfortable revealing his feelings to Ponyboy, because he lets him show his feelings, and treats him like family, and Johnny likes that.

My opinion about walls is that everyone has a time when they need to build walls. I think they could be helpful sometimes, if you feel like you really can't tell anyone or show your feelings. Especially if you're like Johnny, and you only have your friends to care for you. Even if someone doesn't think they build walls, they do, but they might not realize it.