You Fit Into Me Essay

Margaret Atwood utilizes the power of great ambiguity in terms of the physical scene and geographical location in her masterful poem “You Fit into me.” This ambiguous nature describes the wide array of female suppression that occurs all across the world. If the poem was set in a particular place or location, it would not speak to everyone. After the initial joyous tone becomes violent, Atwood communicates to all women in all different social and economic statuses that deal with oppression from helpless, unhealthy relationships which is a morose reality for millions. The first stanza describes how outsiders view a given relationship as often common people say “those two are perfect for each other.” Due to the difficulty and unhealthiness of the relationship, the reality of the couple as Atwood describes in dichotomy to the first stanza is much different. Similar to the scene, the time is also kept ambiguous; furthermore, proving that the injustice towards women has occurred in the past, is occurring currently, …show more content…
It is pink, with speckles…Faces and darkness separates us over and over.” It can be inferred from the poem that most likely the mirror is hung in the bathroom of the subject’s home. The frequent darkness of the room reveals that it is not constantly used such as living room or bedroom. Furthermore, the room is “pink with speckles” reveals the woman’s desire to embellish her surroundings just like herself. It can also be inferred that the woman has grown up in this house since the mirror has seen her “replace the darkness” from when she was a “young girl” to an “old woman.” Suddenly, in the second stanza, the setting shifts to a lake. Plath does not clearly indicate where the lake may be, simply that it is adjacent to the