Individualism Surrounded by Equality
“We sing, but oh the clay is vile/ Beneath our feet, and long the mile/ But let the world dream otherwise,/ We wear the mask!” (Dunbar). In today's society, individualism thrives, however, there are those who still try to hide their differences from others. These are the people who wear a mask which hinders their full potential. The piece “We Wear the Mask”, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, expresses how individualism can be maintained in a society based on equality. To begin with, a society is made up of the individuals, therefore, society cannot exist without individualism. In countries like the U.S. where individualism and freedom thrives, capitalism exists to build or destroy each individual whether or not they
“We sing, but oh the clay is vile/ Beneath our feet, and long the mile/ But let the world dream otherwise,/ We wear the mask!” (Dunbar). In today's society, individualism thrives, however, there are those who still try to hide their differences from others. These are the people who wear a mask which hinders their full potential. The piece “We Wear the Mask”, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, expresses how individualism can be maintained in a society based on equality. To begin with, a society is made up of the individuals, therefore, society cannot exist without individualism. In countries like the U.S. where individualism and freedom thrives, capitalism exists to build or destroy each individual whether or not they