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In this article I shall trace the psychological and communicational circuit constituted by mirror scenes in contemporary literature, or more specifically scenes in which the subject confronts his or her own image in the mirror. I shall consider three types of mirror scenes: first, those scenes in which the subject sees and recognizes himself without any difficulty; second, those in which such recognition is arrived at with some difficulty; and finally, those in which the subject fails to recognize herself at all. There are many forces at play in these scenes, but all three types share one primary element: the manner in which literature reflects upon itself, continually posing the fundamental question “Who am I?” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]