Diving mask

Hyperbole and metaphors used in the poem links to how everyone wears a mask once in the while and has the same universal feeling of hopelessness. Dunbar goes on to note that the more you ignore something, it lays dormant and may come back even bigger. In “ We Wear the Mask,” Dunbar exaggerates how changing can be beneficial and harmful because it can be concluded that all the illusions and subdued emotions are just phony disguises of the painful truths that hide behind them. Thus, people would want

In the poem We Wear the Mask, author Paul Laurence Dunbar uses figurative language in many instances. Personification, one of the figures of speech most used by Dunbar, can be seen continuously throughout his poem. For instance, in the first line of the first stanza, Dunbar uses personification when he writes “We wear the mask that grins and lies” because the mask is portraying human-like qualities. The mask represents how the subjects of the poem, African Americans, display a physical image that

This mask depicts Jack’s identity from the book Lord of the Flies. Starting from the bottom of the mask, there is a quote from Jack which is one of the last things he says before leaving Ralph’s group: “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you”. This quote is significant to Jack because not only does it show the end of the impact on Jack that the tamed and edified society Ralph has developed, it shows how childish he is. Before Jack says this, he puts Ralph’s conch on the grass in front of

Alternative personalities live as well as thrive within individuals urging to escape imprisonment. The embodiment this other being takes is divergent, depending on who and what a person experienced in life. When creating the mask, elements that described inner self that has never been shown in public portrays emotional stages. Whether designs, color, or symbols, all transport hidden characteristics one would embrace if society made clear this is acceptable. The color blue is used as a way to demonstrate

Masks are used in society to conceal one’s appearance and also as a means for impersonation. When we encounter someone wearing a mask, we assume they are pretending to be whatever that mask depicts. We are aware that there is a person underneath, but we assume that they bear no resemblance to the mask they wear. If they were, then why would they were a mask in the first place? In graphic novel MAUS II, Art Spiegelman tells the story of his father’s experiences within the Nazi concentration camp

Wear the Mask:” The mask that is described in this poem is meant to represent the hiding of the emotions and the identity of an individual. It references the idea that in order for one to survive in the world, one must hide their true personality, feelings, and in the context of this poem, their race. The line, “[...] debt we pay to human guile,” is used to imply the feelings of shame and guilt that come with the deceit one commits when they hide themselves. When a person hides behind a mask, they

According to Golding, Jack was described as "tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger. (Golding 20)” In my visual, I applied exaggeration to exemplify the characteristics that were used to describe Jack. Other techniques that were applied to this visual is suspension of disbelief and foreshadowing. The mark on

In Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, delusions dance along the storyline, allowing characters to find their true selves, as well as identify the masks that divide dreams and actuality to reveal these true selves to those around them. Fantasies are seen as wondrous, magical daydreams, interwoven and filled to the brim with light, amazement, happiness. However, there are also more ominous sides to these fantastical visions, stemming from envy, rejection, and misunderstandings. When readers first open

The Mummy portrayed in the starting of the film, where Imhotep lies in his tomb, is different from Imhotep who featured wrinkles in the rest of the film. Legendary make-up artist Jack Pierce created the iconic look in ‘The Mummy,’ where he made Boris Karloff have relatively less make up for the most the movie except for the opening scene, where Imhotep rises from his tomb covered in bandages. To achieve the ancient rugged look, Pierce used a combination of cotton, collodion, spirit gum, and linen

A cold wind blows, and hearts are heavy. A death mask is placed upon the face the deceased Inupiat man. Though masks are used for stories and ceremonies, they also serve as a method of keeping the spirits away from the recently deceased. Enter Inupiat mask culture. A intricate craft, coupled with their shamanistic belief system, that was an important part of Inupiat culture. Before talking about masks the title of the culture in question has been one of many names. The name Inupiat is what the