Masks

Kenneth Gergen makes it really clear that he does not support the assumption that a person develops one coherent identity in the article, "In Defense of Masks." Although psychologists say it is normal, Gergen mentions the opposite, "they may experience severe emotional distress" (196). The use of multiple identities represented by masks is used, because people seek approval from others and Gergen supports this idea with how different relationships causes one to learn more about themselves. I…

Masks and Ideals have a great impact on the way everyone lives. Masks literally means covering for all or part of the face, as a disguise. However metaphorically for us, a mask can also be seen as different parts or different characters a person is besides themselves. For example, when people meet someone for the first time, they may wear a different mask than who they actually are because they do not know that person. Just like they might wear a different mask to fit in with their friends. In…

process of creating my mask, I became aware of who I am. I learned that I am more than what people see on the surface. My mask reflects a lot about me; however, some of the things that I have placed on my mask have a greater importance to me than others, and influence on who I am. My family, my horses, a dream that I have for the future, piano, and why I have the images where they are on my mask, are all things that I take great importance in. I chose to add a family tree into my mask because…

In and Of Words Paul Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” is a lyrical poem describing the human struggle of masking severe pain and turmoil through powerful language and blunt metaphors. The most obvious metaphor includes the mask, eyes, and cheeks. Dunbar writes, “We wear the mask that grins and lies, / It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-” (11. 1-2). The mask is a metaphor for the face that black Americans put on to hide emotion and personality. This mask allows its wearer to emphasize a facade…

In his iambic rhythm tetrameter “We Wear the Mask,” Paul Laurence Dunbar conveys the idea, that people hide their most inner feelings through his sad and deceitful tone with the imagery of a mask. The title “We Wear the Mask” is repeated two times in a row at the very beginning of the poem to indicate that the narrator’s view is more than just wearing a mask. This is stated to express a greater importance but it is not yet known as to why people are covering up their faces and if they are…

According to the Meriam- Webster Dictionary, a mask is, “something that serves to conceal or disguise” (“Mask”). A mask does not necessarily have to be a physical object, it could also be a façade that a person uses to protect themselves from being seen as vulnerable by others. “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Townie by Andre Dubus, are pieces of literature that depict the use of an intangible mask in two very different ways. In both pieces the narrators put up a front to hide…

more than that. The one major attribute to a psychopath is described as a “poverty of affect,” which means that the individual does not have the capacity to accurately imagine how another person thinks or feels, leaving them to lack empathy. The Mask of Sanity, a book by Hervey M. Cleckley,…

Masks of Chaos and Evil “He was safe from shame or self-consciousness behind the mask of his paint and could look at each of them in turns.” (140) Throughout the course of the novel, it is apparent how the characters change from young innocent boys into murderous savages while stranded on an isolated island. These boys are no older than 14, but everyone, no matter how young, has an inner beast. Some people, like the boys in the novel, allow that beast inside to temporarily come out when they…

Unit 32: Developing Physical Theatre Physical Theatre There are a few practices/practioners who contributed to the roots of physical theatre. Greek theatre Greek theatre spanned from 600BC-600AD and it began with festivals honouring Greek Gods. Plays were only allowed to be presented at the Dionysia festival. At early Greek festivals actors, directors and dramatists were the same person however, after a while only three actors were allowed to perform in the plays. Then they later decided to…

with the voice mask. Initially, I was under the impression that getting used to and adapting to the mask would be easy. I set everything up with ease and one of the 1st things that I dictated was my Week 1 discussion post. The mask was working well with Dragon and seemed to be hearing me. One of the 1st obvious challenges that I faced with the mask was breathing and getting used to the feel of it on my face. I discovered that the best way to take in a deep breath is to lift the mask…