The “Mirror” seems to me a very powerful poem in that it takes the image of the mirror and leads us to feel that while we may come to know ourselves, it is merely a reflection. It is possible for us to ever really see our own face, and so by association, even our own soul. When we look in the mirror we are searching for proof of ourselves as physical entities, we look not only to make sure we are acceptable but also to assure ourselves that we are there at all. It tells how things really do revolve around looks because a great deal of the population in this

The poem also deals with the true nature of self, the reflection of us in others. When there are no people reflected, the mirror meditates on the opposite wall, it is clear in its service, and relation, to others. The mirror sees itself only in relation to others, lapsing into boredom when it is idle. The terrible fish is not old age, but the death of the woman who depends on the mirror and because with her death the mirror will be unnecessary. The mirror can show us nothing that is not already present and the darkness that the image of the women replaces daily is the darkness within the mirror.

world cannot seem to get passed that. This poem is a statement about society's image of women. Society places a huge role on women to look good, and I think that the "mirror" shows women that they do not need to wear make-up and dress fancy. We need to accept aging gracefully.

The woman stares into the water to see herself, but all she is

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