Masquerade

Sylvia Lopez

Professor Lennon

English 1B

2/25/2016

“Masquerade”

After reading “Masquerade” I learned that people are not mind readers and they will not know whether you like something or if something is bothering you. In order to express how you feel about a certain situation, you must speak up no matter how afraid you are of the outcome because later, you might just end up regretting it. This story exposes a situation of Frankie Lennon’s regret about not expressing her beloved feelings towards Stacey. She knew she loved Stacey but never really told her. I believe that this demonstrates a very important lesson in life. A lesson that teaches the reader to face their fear and express themselves because sometimes it is your silence that causes the other person’s actions. No human can read your mind therefore the only way they will find out if you are okay with something or if something is bothering you, you must present the issue to them. Sometimes it can be a sense of confusion to both sides and even pride might get in the way of being able to express how the person feels. This, I believe, is the mistake us human beings make. We can’t assume the person knows how we feel because they do not. And when we think they know, we end up in silence. That silence can be the beginning to the end.