Part 1 of Essay
Why do some people wear a mask? What drives or compels people to become other than what they are? How can this relate to the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee? Some individuals wear a mask out of fear, others in hope to establish a good image, still others to project ignorance or their own opinions. I bel ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... Although Scout's conceptions about his [Jem's] behavior may have been wrong in some respects, she was right to recognize he wasn't acting his usual self. I believe these behavioral changes may have been because of Jem acquiring a mask. He began wearing this mask around the start of his teenage years, as a result of pressures from peers, and a fear of not being accepted. Even in these different social and economic times, the 1930's, issues like popularity and social acceptance were real and present, ....