Jan Skiba Character Analysis

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Jan Skiba displays himself as wise. For example, Jan Skiba created a point when he says, " 'Why look at yourself... when you can see and admire the sky, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the earth, with all of its forests, meadows, rivers, and plants?' " (Singer, 10). Skiba making this statement proves that he is wise because he is giving his family advice, resulting in the family not getting too absorbed in the mirror and their defects rather to admire the world around them. In addition, Jan squib shows that he is wise since, "a dog is stronger than a cat, Burek had to be tied outside, and... after the mirror disappeared, Burek and Kot returned to normal." This quote from the fable shows that Jan's wise move of removing the mirror affected

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