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

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

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.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.

“asleep in his bed” is personified.