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We Wear The Mask (Mood + tone (Tone: pity, guilt, regret, Mode: sad,…
We Wear The Mask
Mood + tone
Tone: pity, guilt, regret
Mode: sad, gloomy, depressing
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General evolution
the poet was very successful in influencing the readers emotionally and convinced many on what is the reality of what we live in
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Theme
No matter where you are, there's no getting around issues of society and class. In Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask," society looks mighty cold and even a little dumb, when it comes to the realities the speaker refers to. And since the speaker is talking to a pretty big audience, we get the sense that he's not limiting this poem to any one society or class
Poem's summary
The author writes about how people hide their true feelings with masks especially the African-American. He points specifically to the immense suffering of black people and the necessity of painting on a happy face as a survival tactic
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