Bronx Masquerade Themes

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? If you asked any of the kids featured in Bronx Masquerade, they'd tell you it's definitely not them. Nearly every student has something a...

Growing up is hard to do, and in Bronx Masquerade, the kids in Mr. Ward's class have faced some tough situations, including death, violence, and abandonment. Despite this, they're still just immatu...

A dream is a wish your heart makes—but sometimes dreaming isn't as simple as just wishing on a star. The kids in Mr. Ward's class don't seem to have a ton of options at the start of the school ye...

It's pretty well established that having family means having family drama, at least from time to time. In Bronx Masquerade, though, family can turn the drama up to eleven. In Mr. Ward's class, kids...

The Beatles got by with a little help from their friends, and we definitely do, too. There's no one quite like a friend, you know? In Bronx Masquerade, the kids in Mr. Ward's class need friends to...

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and we think the kids in Mr. Ward's class in Bronx Masquerade would agree. Most of these students think school doesn't relate to their lives much, but t...

Some folks say we are living a post-racial America, but don't tell that to the kids in Mr. Ward's class. Who they are—and how society sees them—are big deals for these students. Black kids, whi...

Yawn. School can be so boring, right? Mr. Ward's students definitely think so as the school year begins in Bronx Masquerade. But then Open Mike Fridays begin, and everything changes. As the kids in...