The speaker looks into the glass and sees a stranger. This suggests a profound psychological dissociation. The "mask" she wears for the world has become so thick that she can no longer find the person underneath. This reflects the universal struggle of many in the diaspora who feel they are "too much" for their new home but "too little" for their ancestral one. 3. Cultural Displacement and Language
Represented by clinical efficiency, glass buildings, and the pressure to conform to a sanitized, globalized identity. identity by latha analysis