PLS Help! In the poem "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, why is Paul Dunbar wearing the mask? If you don't know the answer, pls don't answer, thx

Dunbar compares surviving the pain of oppression to wearing a mask that hides the suffering of its wearer while presenting a more joyful face to the world.

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well, there are online sites that can make it look like a texting screenshot, so u can make it like hamilton texting jefferson through that, and he can start with him being like, i know it's out of the blue, but blah blah blah