Hope In Willa Cather's Man In The Mirror

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The poem “Man in the mirror” was written by an anonymous student, which writes about their perspective of life, like what they like to do, what they wish for, what they want or do not want, or what they wish in life. He/she uses similes and onomatopoeia to explore that with or without adventure, life would be plain and not as fun. Every person in the world should want or experience hope at one point in their life. If one is in a bad situation where they feel hopeless like there is no way out of it, they should have some kind of hope, whether it is a friend, or family member to help them with a jump start back into the world again. In this poem the writer says, “like a fish searching for water after a drought.” He/she uses this

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