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In Class Essay... (Robel 1st Semester Final) Tuesday. 1.27.04 9:20 pm We wrote this in class for our 1st semester final in 2 hours. I got a A-/B+ Paint Me Approvable Throughout this semester, we have read 16 different poems, short stories, and novels. Many different themes and morals have showed up in each of them, but there is only one theme that appeals to me most. In the works, This Boy's Life, We Wear the Mask, and "Harrison Bergeron", we come across characters and personalities who literally and figuratively "wear the mask". So why do people insist on painting their faces? In the poem, "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the voice behind the words explain deception of appearance. "This debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile." (Lines 3-4) This illustrates figuratively how our minds work. Nobody wants to see someone down in the dumps, because emotions are contagious. So because of that reason, a given character will (try to) cover up any sorrow and misery that doesn't need to be shown. This Boy's Life, by Tobias Wolff, is a story revived through words about a boy named Toby, his need for approval, and admiration for others. "...wanting money, a certain array of merchandise, wanting at any price, the world's esteem." (251) In this story, all Toby wants is acceptance from other people. As he moves to new cities, and meets new people, his self-image changes with each of these occurrences as he searches to find out who he really is. In the short story, Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., it is not the emotional business we're dealing with, it is the physical traits and wits being disguised. This being, so everyone will be normal and equal. "[George] had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times." (1) This story is different from the two previous works I read, for the fact that approval is required, different is sin, and competition is a fallacy. Thankfully, a world and government such as this is considered Utopia, which would and could never happen as long as there is more than one human being on Earth. The works We Wear the Mask, This Boy's Life and Harrison Bergeron all have at least one similarity, which is expressing how and why people cover up themselves to show the world someone who they are not. Many other themes could've been produced out of these works, I chose "wearing a mask" because I felt I could make a point. 0 Comments. Name. URL. [to enter your email, use "mailto:youremail@domain.com"] Subject. Comment. Word verification. Copy the first 4 characters only. If you are a member, try logging in again or accessing this page here.