What do you know about masks? Look beyond the Halloween masks to see where this is going; facades and masked intentions. People mask their thoughts and feelings for many different reasons. Whether it being to hide the truth or to hide, masks have served many purposes throughout our lives. And yet, what happens when the mask is broken or revealed? What happens then? Masks, in general, are more harmful than beneficial.
Masks hurt more than they heal because they prevent the truth from being known. An example of this is found in the story Seventh Grade by Gary Soto. In this story, Victor, the main character, lied about knowing French to impress a girl that he liked. He tried to keep to make it seem like he did know french, but the truth is, he …show more content…
Though this may not seem like such a big thing, the problem will quickly add up because not only will he have to catch up with other classes and have to learn french himself, but he also has to teach Teresa, his crush, what he knows, isn’t much. Add that all up and you have a very busy, stressful schedule. Furthermore, another example of how having a mask hides a truth is found in Cured by Bethany Wiggins. In this story, one of the important characters, Kevin, deceived both friend and foe; he led his crush and equal Jaccqui to think that he was a someone who was out to harm her and her friends Fiona and Bowen. At the same time, he led the antagonists, the raiders, to believe that he was on their side. In all actuality, however, while he was playing both sides, he was actually working to oppose the raiders, but because of his mask, he had almost killed Jaccqui. This means that by masking the truth about one’s identity, people run the risk of death to not only to that person, but to those that matter to the person. Because the truth was not exposed, another was put in harm’s way when it all could have been avoided if the facts were made clear instead of letting the disinformation spread and mess with another’s head. Some people might contradict this by saying
Masks hurt more than they heal because they prevent the truth from being known. An example of this is found in the story Seventh Grade by Gary Soto. In this story, Victor, the main character, lied about knowing French to impress a girl that he liked. He tried to keep to make it seem like he did know french, but the truth is, he …show more content…
Though this may not seem like such a big thing, the problem will quickly add up because not only will he have to catch up with other classes and have to learn french himself, but he also has to teach Teresa, his crush, what he knows, isn’t much. Add that all up and you have a very busy, stressful schedule. Furthermore, another example of how having a mask hides a truth is found in Cured by Bethany Wiggins. In this story, one of the important characters, Kevin, deceived both friend and foe; he led his crush and equal Jaccqui to think that he was a someone who was out to harm her and her friends Fiona and Bowen. At the same time, he led the antagonists, the raiders, to believe that he was on their side. In all actuality, however, while he was playing both sides, he was actually working to oppose the raiders, but because of his mask, he had almost killed Jaccqui. This means that by masking the truth about one’s identity, people run the risk of death to not only to that person, but to those that matter to the person. Because the truth was not exposed, another was put in harm’s way when it all could have been avoided if the facts were made clear instead of letting the disinformation spread and mess with another’s head. Some people might contradict this by saying