Question

what is the message of the story?(mirror)

Answer 1

The central purpose of Plath's poem "Mirror" is to explain how people can look at themselves and not really see the whole picture about their true identity.

Plath states that the mirror offers one of the only true reflections of who one really is. It is the mirror which offers the truth with no preconceptions.

Plath's imagery shows that the reflection that many may look at is distorted by "candles or the moon" given that light, or more-so flickering light. It is only the mirror which offers the undistorted reflection.

The woman depicted in the poem has aged- throughout the process, it is only the mirror which has been there for her.