[OPE-L:4110] The Wolf's Mask

Gerald Lev (glevy@pratt.edu)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:04:27 -0800 (PST)

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Alejandro R wrote in [OPE-L:4108]:

> P.S. Michael and Jerry, note that I am performing the
> "capitalist", which is not pleasant... I am not FEELING
> good playing Mr Wolf.

*The mask of evil*

On my wall hangs a Japanese carving,
The mask of an evil demon, decorated with gold
lacquer.
Sympathetically I observe
The swollen veins of the forehead, indicating
What a strain it is to be evil.

-- Bertold Brecht

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What is the face that lies hidden behind the character mask?

Can one not change one's mask? Can one not wear more than one mask?

If capitalists wear a character mask, doesn't the symmetry of the
presentation also require wage-earners to wear a character mask? What are
the masks worn by the working class?

In solidarity, Jerry