You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty

What do the mirrors in Feyi's art represent in the novel, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty?

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Mirrors are representative of how Feyi’s past is continually reflected into her present. An example of this occurs in the piece that she creates for the art show at the National Museum, which is housed in a small mirrored room that evokes a feeling of being trapped: “The mirrored room felt like a contained madness, too many reflections, not enough space to escape, which meant she’d done it right” (131). In the room, hundreds of wedding rings are hung from the ceiling, suggestive of how Feyi is continually reminded that the accident that took Jonah’s life ended their marriage. The multiplicity created by the large number of rings and the mirrors further suggests the reproduction of her memories through constant reflection.

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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, BookRags