Prompt: After watching the short film Identity, write a blog post reflecting on how the masks in the film represent the pressure to fit in and the struggle to discover who you really are. Choose one moment from the film that stood out to you and explain why. Then, connect the film’s message to Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too” and to the mask you are creating in class. What part of your identity do you want your mask to reveal?

 Prompt Response: The mask within the short film "Identity" represent how people try to hide away who they really are to fit in the crowd and because of their hiding it makes it harder for them to discover who they are as a person. One moment that stood out to me was the ending during which the girl takes off her mask and is shown to be happy with herself. This stood out to me because it shows how people can be happy and accept who they are and not worry about what other people think. The message of the film and Hughes' poem and the mask we are creating in class are all connected to one another, they all point to the idea of identity and how we are influenced by it. I want my mask to reveal more about myself as a person and how I view me.

Summary: Annotated Langston Hughes' "I, Too" poem and watched the short film "Identity".

Reflection: I learned that people hide away their identities behind a mask to fit in. People should never have to think that hiding away a part of themselves is the only way for them to be accepted in society.