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Invisible Prisons The poem "I Build Walls", is about invisible walls that enable you to trap your emotions from something or someone. "I build walls; ... Or reveal who I am or how I feel" is a very crucial part in this poem since it foreshadows what the whole poem is about. Another piece that's important is when the narrator states that walls are fortresses that are prisons. What this means is that these fortresses don't allow you to express your emotions, just like a prison that keeps you from getting out. Fortress in this sentence is a substitution for wall to give the reader a better comprehension. One of my friends builds these walls when he has to talk with someone who's he not friends with. He does this to avoid the impact on the person, so he doesn't hurt his feelings. The narrator doesn't believe that it's always good to build walls these walls. For instance, he states "I build walls; Walls that never let me truly touch those who I love very much." Dallas Winston of "The Outsiders" builds these very walls, just like the narrator. By building walls like this, he hides his interior feelings from gang. He does this to look tuff, so that no one can hurt him. From the results of living as a hood and in a bad society, these walls formed and became enhanced even more too! His wall was broken when Johnny Cade, one of the gang members, makes a decision that Dallas can't stand. Walls, or prisons, are useful to have, but only if you know when to use them. In the outsiders for example, Pony locks his emotions when Socs confront him and starts acting tough. Therefore, the Socs flee because of fearing Ponyboy. There always times in life when you need to cage your emotions. Such as when you're at work, since if your the boss, you can't show emotions to your emotions to your workers or else your company will fail. Just like the quote "There is time do everything, but maybe not now", there is a time to build these helpful prisons.