At the beginning of the story, Jack is unable to kill a pig because of “the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” As the story progresses, it becomes easier and easier for Jack to kill, as we see in chapter 8 with the violent killing of the sow. Part of his bravery comes from wearing the colored clay on his face, like a costume. Why does this mask make it easier for Jack and the boys to kill? In what way does anonymity (wearing a mask or costume) allow people to do things they would not otherwise do? Where have you seen this play out in real life or in history?
Elliott herr
11/1/2023 06:10:24 pm
wearing a mask can make you feel like a different person or character. so you wouldn't feel as bad for doing wrong because you just impersonating someone else.
sophia temple
11/1/2023 07:29:12 pm
It makes it easier because no one knows who you are and you feel like a different person so no one can blame you and guilt trip you. No one knows who you are. So itsvharder to guilt trip I they don't know who you are. It can also be used as a different identity. As if they have two.
Brian (Thms) Fox
11/3/2023 11:29:44 am
It makes it easier because it makes other people unable to recognize who they are. Wearing a mask allows people to do things they wouldn't normally do because if they wear a mask, even if they get caught, they are harder to recognize.
Olivia Tangeman
11/5/2023 03:44:21 pm
When you wear a mask or costume, or pretend to be someone else, it is easier to do things that you can't see yourself doing. Like if you played the villain in a movie. You wouldn't normally do mean things, but the villain would. If pretend to be someone else while you do bad thing you might not feel as guilty.
Elise
11/5/2023 05:41:30 pm
A mask, or hidden Identity does give people a sense of security, that they can do what they want without worry of punishment. If you look at the Stanford Prison Experiment, you can watch this happen. They told the guards they could do whatever they wanted, and gave them heavily tinted glasses to hide identity. The guards, you seemed like normal people acted cruel to the prisoners. This is a perfect example.
Liyahh
11/6/2023 12:13:31 pm
It would have been easier to do it with a mask on for many reasons. One of the reasons being you would feel like nobody knows who you are so you would not be ashamed as much. They might feel as if they are a different person when they have a mask on. Comments are closed.
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