Analysis Of Mirror By Sylvia Plath

Mirroring is a literary device used by Edgar Allan Poe to provide symmetry to his story “Ligeia” (Stroe). Ligeia is the story of a man whose entrance into the fantasy world has all of the suddenly been blocked. The characters that mirror each other are Ligeia and Rowena (Stroe). Additionally, Ligeia is a personified dark fantasy and Rowena is a representation of a bland, boring reality in which the narrator is unhappy living in. As Ligeia and Rowena interact with the unidentified narrator, they push him to the far boundaries of fantasy and reality. The narrator admits to the loss of his own sanity because of the interactions with both Lady Ligeia and Lady Rowena.

The poem the Mirror is about beauty standards. She talks about how, as a mirror, she shows exactly what she sees and she tells no lies. The narrator states, “I am not cruel, only truthful.” When the narrator becomes a lake, she can also only show truth and reflection of one’s self. The Mirror represents the truth of who we actually are, even if society has portrayed us as or forced us to be someone else.

This reflect remembers Montag’s description of Clarisse as a mirror in The Hearth and the Salamander. Granger clearly sees that they need to evaluate who they really are before they start doing new things. Mirrors in the book Fahrenheit 451 are symbols or self-understanding of seeing oneself clearly. Mirrors can also be symbols of seeing who you really are from the outside to the inside. “Come on now, we’re going to go build a mirror factory first and put out nothing but mirrors for the next year and take a long look in them” (Bradbury

After reading “what the mirror said”, some readers may say that this poem was not written to embrace the woman’s beauty but to explain that she is confusing and hectic. A reader with this point of view would

Rumored to bring seven years of bad luck upon breaking, a mirror allows the reflection of oneself to be seen. Mirrors were also believed to show the soul of the person standing before it. Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon gives this point an interesting turn: feeling incohesive before a mirror represents a lack of identity. Milkman, the protagonist, takes a journey to find his past, and, in doing so, he gives himself an identity and ends up feeling cohesive. Milkman’s contemplation of himself in front of the mirror emphasizes the need to find identity in order to be a complete individual.

Doesn’t everyone wish they could grow up faster when they are younger, but when they actually start to grow up, they just want it to slow down? Aging is a unique experience to everyone and each person deals with it differently. This theme of aging and how people see themselves can be seen both similarly and differently in “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. These similarities and differences can be seen through each author’s tone, each poem’s structure, and each poem’s overall message.

Each person reacts differently to a mirror. Some prefer to primp and tidy their face while others take a quick glance and carry on. However, there are others who continuously stare into the eyes of their alternate-self. These people wonder, “What do I see?” They are the kind of people who desperately seek answers for their existence, and will not rest until their questions are resolved. The alternate-self is the true being. Although it remains as a reflection of the physical body it is also who we see on the inside. What one sees in his or her reflection equals the truth of their nature. For some we see an innate good, but for others it is the innate evil and horror of humanity. Victor Frankenstein may claim to be such a

The mirror itself challenges the link between representation and truth‹the images January sees are reconstructions/reflections, rather than the women themselves. Furthermore, the mirror is not even real. It is the poet's metaphor, itself another kind of reconstruction, and so the reader becomes twice removed from these women who are being represented. January bases his non-visual assessment of these women not on direct interaction but on hearsay; it is their reputation among the people that determines what he thinks of their characters (ll. 1591-2). The mirror becomes a metaphorical space in which January can appraise

A third example is the mirrors. The mirror represents seeing oneself clearly and their self reflection. One example of this is Montag reflects his life when he meets Clarisse which she made a big impact on his life. She changed way he see the world and, she asked him one question. “Are you happy.”

Plath uses an intriguing personification to start off her poem as the mirror speaks as a human saying “I am a silver” and “I have no preconception”. A first person narrator as if the mirror is an object that express thing from an honest observation. The stanza demonstrates the goal of the mirror from the way it described itself. The objectivity of the mirror is even more accentuated in the second line when the poet writes “whatever I see I swallow immediately”. (Plath 2) Human qualities are also given to the mirror when it says “on the opposite wall, it is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is part of my

In the beginning of the story, Equality 7-2521 was feeling guilty for writing about everything he had discovered, but by the end there was no guilt nor sin felt by him, for he knew of the truths that the Council had withheld from its citizens. One thing that people who were controlled by the Council didn’t have were mirrors, to view themselves in. So when the Golden One and Equality 7-2521 go off and find the house, the mirror is something new to them. What they once would have considered a sin; looking in the mirror, they now no longer felt guilty for because there was no reason

The Reflection of Victor Frankenstein and his creation Victor Frankenstein had the ability to love, to be loved, and to be accepted. He was well educated, and found the power to give life. The life he would create would not have what Victor have. He would not be a human or have the ability to love or be loved. He would be a monster.

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The pattern, and what transforms the mirror from an object to a powerful symbol, is the fact that Marji’s reflections vary based on how she views herself at the time. The first time we encounter such situation is on page 16, in which Marjane, during her conversation with God, sees herself as demonstrator Fidel Castro. During this time in her life, Marjane had but two aspirations: to be a protester, and the next Prophet. Her relationship with God and His messages comes to define itself in the following chapters. On page 46, Marjane looks into the mirror and chants to herself, “You have to forgive! You have to forgive!” (46) and adds that “I had the feeling of being someone really, really good,” likely alluding to her supposed role as God’s messenger. However, just pages later, we see Marji’s reflection depict her as a devil, and in the same panel she narrates, “Back at home that evening, I had the diabolical feeling of power…” (53) Learning what goes on to rebels behind prison doors changes Marjane, and for a moment her values are forgotten. Finally, near the end of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi incorporates a direct reference to the mirror into her narration, which has significant meaning to those analyzing artistic choices. On page 226, Marjane describes the dark thoughts she adopts about herself in response to her teacher’s question: “what do you want me to say, sir? That I’m the vegetable that I refused to become? That I’m so disappointed in myself that I can no longer look in the mirror? That I hate myself?” (226) In this scene, we see Marjane state that she has started avoiding mirrors, when previously we have seen them play a major role in representing Marjane’s ambitions. Marjane Satrapi successfully informs the reader that Marji has come to despise the person she’s become, but puts on a facade to maintain an image of

These phrases paint the picture of her as a mirror where she senses everything, but nothing gets through to her, she is completely disconnected from everything that is happening around her. Also, the image of something that is “polished” is one that unblemished, reflective, and can even be seen as unrealistic. Claribel Alegria uses all aspects of the poem: imagery, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, and diction in order to emphasize the theme of the poem. The chaos, pain, and solemn feel of the poem are clearly seen in all of the poetic elements of “I Am Mirror” and is done so brilliantly. The seemingly random assortment of elements is actually a reflection of what is happening through out the theme of the poem itself.