Mirrors and No Exit

In the play, Estelle constantly worries about finding a mirror to do her makeup or see if she is alive. This reminded me of an article and youtube video I saw about how mirrors really lie to us. The article talks about how a man named John Walter one day flipped the way his hair parted and realized that mirrors were lying to us this whole time. Mirrors flip the image that they reflect, so when you view yourself in the mirror you aren't seeing yourself how everyone else sees you. If you ever saw a picture of yourself and thought you looked off, it is probably because you are used to seeing the reflection of yourself in the mirror. One example that the article brought up was how Abraham Lincoln saw himself versus how the world saw him.



I'm sure we have all this very famous photo of Abraham Lincoln. When the world looks at Abe Lincoln, this is what they see.



Here is another photo of Abe.



Here is how Abe would have seen himself in the mirror. Now the difference isn't that big, but there is definitely a clear difference between the two photos.