Mirror by Sylvia Plath 1963 (Personifaction

The Mirror by Sylvia Plath presents to us a positive tone only to find a sad and negative message. It presents to us a mirror as a person of great knowledge, who has been able to judge without any preconceived idea or opinion of whatever issue at hand. This places the mirror as a person of authority who is without any personal feelings but truthful with no regards as to its effect, be it harsh or cruel.  This is very positive, for only a person of great knowledge can do such a thing.  This gives me the feelings of someone trying to look at oneself with an intention of being objective, of looking to see the truth, thinking the he or she can face it regardless of whatever it may be. But on seeing the truth, that person is dismayed and tries to look beyond the simple reflection of a mirror  and as such transform the mirror to a lake to give it depth and to reach into that depth, the lake, the past, to try and find something better to grasp at as the reality. In transforming the mirror to a lake, the poet is creating something with a profound meaningful substance, something that has a past for the person to search, to reach into. This person at times allow glimpses of something beautiful from that past, to cloud the truth, the present, as thou to have some comfort at times, but is faced with the harsh reality of the present. This is like a terrible monster, this harsh reality day after day she has to live with, that stares her in her face. It is of an old lonely lady who reflects back on her younger beautiful past, of days gone, left only with a sad and gloomy life. This gives a sad and negative message.  As such, it can be reasonable to say that this poem has a positive tone but a sad and negative message.