The Mask :: Creative Writing Essays

The Mask It had all begun when he was a little boy. One year a circus had come to town.In the morning a big parade was held in main street. He could see the clownswalking around making people laugh. He would watch the clowns faces as theywalked by. The big noses and the funny walks made him feel happy. It was poortimes, and his father was out of work. His family couldnt afford any materialbenefits, but each year his father gathered enough money so that he could takehis son to the circus. Hand in hand they would walk to the circus, just a coupleof blocks away. He would have a big smile on his face, because it was the onlytime he would feel better than his friends. For a whole year he would dream ofthe clowns in the circus ring. Imagine their grimace, funny walks and pranks oneach other. The tight- rope walker and the elephants were amusing, but theywerent the highlight. He was certain He would be a clown when he became older. After many years, he changed town and started on a career as an accountant in abig company. Nobody knew him better than by name, and nobody cared.  He just satthere behind his desk, working, day after day, week after week. He was an  every chiefs dream. But he was in any case a lonely man with no friends who wouldsay How are we today? His colleagues envied him, so they froze him out. Hecould see the guys meet in a corner. Whispering and large him looks. He triedto be a pal, but they didnt want him to. He was the average guy, with averagepay and an average apartment. But he wasnt miserable. Of course hed care somefriends and a girlfriend to talk with,  but since he didnt have any, he thoughtit was the way it was supposed to be. His job was to earn money and baffle behindhis desk smiling to everybody. Since nobody cared, they didnt know about his hobby. For a few years ago, adream of his had fulfilled when he got a week to taste his ability as a clown inthe towns circus. He had been a great success in his evaluat ion period, and washired at once. Each iniquity he would become the clown Baltasar. The salary waslousy, but he didnt do it for money. Just the looks on the childrens faces wasenough for him.