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Discuss the symbolic significance of the basement in which the story begins and ends.
Consider the little man’s response when Millicent asks him if he is “mythological”: “Not exactly […] but I hope to be someday. Being mythological does wonders for one’s ego” (246). How does this statement relate to the story as a whole?
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By Sylvia Plath