Describe how gender roles or patriarchy influence your identity; how did you depict this on your mask, and when did you assert your authenticity against these norms?

Prompt Response: Gender roles and the patriarchy have led me to be more soft spoken than how I would have been. I'm already pretty outspoken now, but despite this, I still hold my tongue and just roll my eyes when I hear something I don't like. I depicted this as roses without thorns on my mask. Of course a rose is beautiful, but no rose is without its thorns, and if you're too violent with it, you might hurt yourself. I asserted my authenticity when I was around 13 and I got sick of seeing my 10 classmates all act exactly the same. I decided that being liked wasn't worth giving up who I was. 

Summary: We watched and analyzed a short film about masks and worked on our culture masks.


Reflection: We learned about how conforming to certain groups in high school is common, but not necessary. I will use this information in the future to remind myself to be true to who I am. 

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