Mount de Sales Academy Photojournalism Class
Veronica Ritte
As we watch debates and learn about candidates for this upcoming presidential election, we hope that they intend on keeping the promises they make if indeed they win. Unfortunately however, many parents still continuously express their irritation about the duplicity of politicians. While some are trustworthy and honorable, there are many that achieve a desired office and their word and integrity to the wind. In this piece, I hope to convey how various government officials express a perfect face to the public, but disregard everything they said when they actually win. The mask represents the candidate that the nation sees – pure, wholesome, flawless. Yet behind the mask is an almost sinister looking man – the complete opposite of his original appearance. Through this juxtaposition, the politician’s false nature becomes the clearest aspect about him. He arrives in office, and removes the mask that the public expects to see, leaving only the dark, distrustful side visible.
Veronica Ritte
As we watch debates and learn about candidates for this upcoming presidential election, we hope that they intend on keeping the promises they make if indeed they win. Unfortunately however, many parents still continuously express their irritation about the duplicity of politicians. While some are trustworthy and honorable, there are many that achieve a desired office and their word and integrity to the wind. In this piece, I hope to convey how various government officials express a perfect face to the public, but disregard everything they said when they actually win. The mask represents the candidate that the nation sees – pure, wholesome, flawless. Yet behind the mask is an almost sinister looking man – the complete opposite of his original appearance. Through this juxtaposition, the politician’s false nature becomes the clearest aspect about him. He arrives in office, and removes the mask that the public expects to see, leaving only the dark, distrustful side visible.