Symbolic Use Of Mirrors
He took some time to look at his own reflection before Garcia began her work. Actually before any of the transformation process began, every mirror in the salon was removed. They didn’t want him to see the results until the very end! In fact, Jose requested that Garcia, “Leave the doors over the mirror open for the moment so I can see myself for the last time like this, then close them to see if when they open again, it’s as if something else really opened up in my life, like a symbol.”

Symbolic Use Of Mirrors
Wanting To Look And Feel Good
At the time, Jose walked into the salon, he was sporting a long, gray beard with long gray, shoulder-length hair. Clearly, Jose had little time or resources to tend to his appearance the past 25 years. Again, he was mainly focused on survival. Of course, like anyone in this world, he hoped to look better and feel good about himself, but he couldn’t do this by himself. Now, Salva Garcia would help him achieve this.

Wanting To Look And Feel Good