Masking Emotions and Mental Wars When an individual tries to cope with emotions after a certain incident in their lives, they sometimes find themselves in a confused state of mind. Some decide to express their emotions out in the open, while others choose to withhold them. Regardless, each choice has a consequence. Some deal with emotions by refusing to see the truth, while others are unable to reveal it. Sometimes the truth must come out. …showed first 75 words of 1572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1572 total…the truth and allowed their anger and frustration to come out instead. Their minds became confused and distorted and led them to act out violently. Othello and Gene realize that they lost the only people that meant the most to them, which left them empty and alone. Putting on a persona does not shelter and individual from pain and hurt, eventually it allows the hurt to turn into rage and anger, which leads to chaos.