The Truth in Reflections

In Sylvia Plath “Mirror” the author presents a distinct comparison between a woman’s reflection and herself worth. The use of metaphors for women as a mirror and a lake shows to different emotional tones. The mirror is very cold and precise in its reflection to society while the lake has emotional depth and meaning. In “Mirror” the author uses personification, imagery and symbolism to compare a woman’s surface reflection and self worth to that of a mirror and a lake illustrating the irony of a perceived image and a woman’s true image.

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