Article July 6, 1968 Issue

The True Mirror

[For young adults]

NATHANIEL GREENE

When I was a boy, one of the most fascinating attractions at our neighboring amusement park was the Hall of Mirrors. These were not flat-surfaced and perfect as we commonly expect mirrors to be. Quite the contrary. The surfaces of these mirrors were all curves and bulges of various dimensions producing a great variety of distorted images.

Standing before one mirror, you saw a reflection in which you appeared to be twice as wide as you were tall; another mirror showed your head larger than your body. All very amusing.

But let's suppose that someone who has never before seen his own reflection stops before one of these mirrors. Not knowing better, he undoubtedly believes that what he sees in the mirror is a true likeness. This distorted view of himself may make him quite concerned and unhappy with his lot.

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