The Symbolism Of The Masks In The Film Brave

The mask that I made for this class is a play on the transformation masks of the Kwakiutl tribe in the Northwest Cost of North America. The masks of the Kwakiutl tribes would represent an animal and would open up into a mask of a human. When dancers where wearing the masks they would be transformed into the animal they were representing. I decided to make a mask that on the outside was a sleeping person but on the inside would show the different personalities. The different symbols inside the mask represent things from my culture, Disney. Kwakiutl tribes used symbols that were important to them, so I am using symbols that I believe are important to me. The outside of the mask is purple because it is one of my favorite colors, it also represents royalty. …show more content…
One symbol that is painted on the inside are two bears. My heritage is Scottish and the movie Brave is one of my favorite movies. Merida is a fierce Scottish princess, who turns her mother into a bear. Merida is a new era of Disney princess who does not need a prince to save her. I can also relate to the bear aspect of the movie because I can be a fierce mama bear when it comes to my child. Another symbol on the mask is two stars, in the Political Science department, I am known as “Mother of the Lost Boys.” I’m one of two girls in the department and I’m always keeping most of the guys on task or making sure they know when papers or tests are