Young Brunette Girl Reveals In Black Stockings At The Wall With A Mirror

• Narcissus of Greek mythology wastes away while gazing, self-admiringly, at his reflection in water
• In Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a portrait serves as a magical mirror that reflects the true visage of the perpetually youthful protagonist, as well as the effect on his soul of each sinful act
• In the European fairy tale, Snow White, the evil queen asks, "Mirror, mirror, on the wall... who's the fairest of them all?"
• Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass is one of the best-loved uses of mirrors in literature. The text itself utilizes a narrative that mirrors that of its predecessor, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.