reflection
Reflection Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” has no quality of compassion because it simply reflects what is presented before it. The reflection has meaning and effect on a person’s self-perception and depends ultimately on that person’s expectations of the mirror. ... It can also alter the reflection of the view by bending and flexing its surface. ... The woman’s expectations from the mirror dictate how she perceives her reflection and, in this case, the resulting impact of her reflection has a negative effect on her self-perception.