Mirror



-POV of the mirror -She is describing what it is like to be the mirror and the mirror's purpose -She "swallows" it; as the mirror she sees it as it is -Love or dislike has no effect on the mirror -Though it is sometimes seen as cruel, it only reflects what it sees -The mirror shows an aging woman and what it meant to be a woman in the 1960's -Doesn't tell white lies--truthful and exact -First stanza personifies the mirror -Reflects the mirror's life -The mirror often reflects a pink speckled wall, which could be found in any bathroom, but it also sees a lot of faces, and a lot of darkness -Reflection has changed--now the mirror is a lake -Sees a whole new character--a woman -In the first stanza, only faces are seen. In this stanza, we're not sure what the lake looks like. -Wonders if the lake is as honest as the mirror -Woman searches for something deeper -Woman is determined to find herself -More human characteristics -Woman is anxious and begins to cry -She is not satisfied -Physically disturbs the lake with tears and her hands--distorted views of herself -The lake is important to the woman -The lake shows importance by saying the woman visits every morning -Last lines--water becomes a calm, terrifying mirror -Drowning and rising--aging of a woman -Young girl drowning-turns into an older woman -"Drowned"--spent so much time looking in the lake and fretting about her reflection -Old woman's reflection is changing and aging -"Terrible fish"--full circle metaphor--she has turned into something ugly -Finally sees what is haunting about the reflection--transforms from beautiful youth into terrible old age