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What is the meaning of Eliezer’s words when he sees himself in the mirror and says “a corpse was contemplating me”?

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Answer:

his body looked like a corpse and he did not recognize himself

Step-by-step explanation:

he is dissociating himself from his body, its a coping mechanism, however seeing himself in the mirror brings him back to having to acknowledge himself because he sees himself.

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