After watching the short film Identity, write a blog post reflecting on how the masks in the film represent the pressure to fit in and the struggle to discover who you really are. Choose one moment from the film that stood out to you and explain why. Then, connect the film’s message to Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too” and to the mask you are creating in class. What part of your identity do you want your mask to reveal?

 Response: I found the part where a girl is walking down the hall and removes her mask to reveal a new red one underneath to talk to a group of other red mask people pretty interesting. I think it exemplified how fake we can act to be liked within a group. The person obviously had a lot of experience changing masks to easily fit into a new group. I also think there is some interesting symbolism in the fact she had a really intricate and unique mask but shed  it for a much more simple one.

Summary: We read I, Too and started our masks

Reflection: I found the poem pretty interesting and our analysis of what makes an american was pretty insightful.

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