Puppets and Masks

A mask is something to hide your own identity with, hence it's name. When you wear a mask you tend to forget who you really are. It seems that you start a new life. The same can be said about puppets. However some puppets have an almost human aspect to it in which inadvertently gives it a creepy feeling that it is also alive. As normal humans we have expectations of someone when we look at them. We do the same thought process when we see puppets because of their humanoid form. We give personalities to them based on their shapes and appearances. The same can also be said that you lose your personality when you use a puppet. However, because this puppet has a sense of a humanoid form it takes a personality of it's own and you may end up doing things that you would normally not do. This humanoid form also seems to be able to take blame. "The puppet did it, not me." While experiencing this effect first hand, I found myself fighting against the urges of the puppet. The puppet would urge to do something yet I knew it was something I didn't want it to do. If you ever use a puppet properly, you will notice that the gaze of the victim will always be on the puppet, not you. Another strange quirk of human mentality.