Doniger's "Many masks, many selves"

Doniger begins her article, “Many masks, many selves” by introducing a variety of people spanning centuries and cultures that all have one thing in common. All of them put forth a face to the world that seems different from their true identity. However, Doniger shows us that our true identity can only be found by donning masks in public. She even uses triple cross-dressing to show that through dressing up as someone else, we end up dressing as ourselves. She reminds us that it is common to change oneself based on the company we keep, but the realization of that fact is what’s critical to understanding what is being hidden and why. Only through this exploration can we truly “make” and not “find” our true selves.