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Blanco remembers this person while shaving
Who is Blancos Father
Similar to "Shaving", this George Lucas film shows the often difficult journey of a man without his father.
What is Star Wars?
Was Blanco Shaving (in the present) throughout the story?
What is No
What does the beard represent?
What is the growth of life.
In this Film starring Tim Allen, a man dealing with the grief of a recent loss, struggles to handle his grief and newfound responsibility while his beard continues to remind him of his lost mentor.
What is the Santa Claus
The speaker observes this transformation in the mirror as he shaves, symbolizing the fleeting nature of life.
What is steam vanishing at the edges of the mirror?
What does the razor represent?
What is death.
Much like our narrator, some Tolkien characters deal with struggling to move on with life after a traumatic past. This one in particular struggles to give up a prized possession that helped him in his early years.
Who is Bilbo Baggins
In the poem, the speaker compares his beard’s growth to this natural process, showing how life can be constant and cyclical
What is the water cycle?