Problem
After reading "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, answer the following question; Be sure to use specific examples/citations from the poems in your answers.
In "We Wear the Mask," how do symbols-like masks and smiles-help illuminate the poem's themes? Why is it necessary for the speaker to repeat them throughout the poem? How is the idea of "wearing a mask" still relevant today? How do you think people do it?