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What does it mean?
A sculpture of the god of sleep is made to look like the narrator. It suggests the narrator is connected to sleep or death.
In plain terms
A statue of sleep looks like the speaker.
What can you take from it?
Obsession can mirror the self.

Where it applies

  • gothic literature
  • art interpretation
  • psychological analysis

Putting it to work

  • study character symbolism
  • explore sleep themes

Questions to consider

  • What does the statue say about the narrator?
  • Is the narrator dreaming?

Another view

Context is limited without knowing the full story.

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