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Mask Activity

The “I” Beneath the Surface

By: Abhilasha Gorkhalee

In the camouflage activity, we had to paint In the literal sense, we all wear masks these
our faces to represent what we are from the days because of covid, but have you ever
inside and what we perceive to be to the thought about how we wear masks even
world outside. when we don’t wear masks? It is an invisible
I had my face painted on both sides and the thing to hide and cover ourselves from
right side of my face was what I generally others. Take me for example. When I wear
hide from others. It was filled with clouds, masks, it helps me to keep myself safe and
thunder and rain. The clouds expressed protected. I wear different masks around
my feelings to be free, free like a bird, like different people. Around strangers, I wear
I’m flying. The thunder on my forehead a mask of a shy girl; Around family, I wear a
expressed how angry I could be. When I get mask of a happy and satisfied girl; Around
mad, I can be like thunder scaring everyone friends, I wear a mask of a friendly and
away but I always try to refrain from doing helpful girl; Around best friends, I wear a
so. The rain on my cheeks signified the tears mask of a happy, helpful and talkative girl;
that I hide behind the everyday mask I wear. Around myself, I remove all the mask and
The tears of anger, the tears of missing the sit there, staring into the girl in the mirror,
dead, the tears of sadness, the tears of fear. wondering who she really is.
All hidden; hidden behind the mask I drew
on the left side of my face. On the left side,
I had stars painted in orange and yellow all
over. The stars show how outgoing I look
from the outside and how happy I seem to
be. The orange and yellow colors are the
color of the sunshine and so are associated
with warmth and energy. They show how
enthusiastic, happy, and courageous I am.

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