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Joseph Montez
Mrs. Thurber
English 262
28 October 2015
McCulley, Johnston. The Mark of Zorro. West Berlin: Townsend Press, 2007. Print.
Behind the Mask
Deception is a way for heroes to pursue heroic acts such as fighting crime, bringing peace, and helping the helpless without revealing their true identity. Behind the mask, heroes are often praised for their act, yet when they are seen as regular civilians, society does not often view them as their true image. In The Mark of Zorro there is a character who deceived everyone so that he could help the needy and to punish those of wrong doing, but when he is seen as his regular self, people often look down upon him. The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley is a work of historic fiction taking place in mid-1800’s California. During the time period of The Mark of Zorro men were
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in control and held power, people were also born into a type of class were they could not move up. Behind the mask, Zorro used deception as a means to pursue acts to protect those who had no protection which he could not do as himself. In The Mark of Zorro there are several characters, but only a few stand out. Senorita Lolita is a young beautiful lady who knows what she wants and would not settle for less. Lolita carries her head high even at the worst of times; she also believes in true love and is willing to do anything to be with the man of her dreams. Don Diego is a handsome caballero who usually gets stuff handed to him. Diego is considered to be eccentric compared to the other caballeros in town. Diego is someone who is lazy and really does not put much effort into anything. Diego seeks Lolita as a bride, but not out of love; instead he wants a wife so he can inherit his father’s fortune. Senor Zorro is believed to be a caballero and a man of altruistic motives who helps out the oppressed and puts a “Z” on his victims who were in the wrong. Zorro also has a few encounters with men of power, and he has feelings for Senorita Lolita and she happens to have feelings back. Sergeant Gonzales is in control over the army at Presidio at Reina de Los Angeles. Gonzales spends most of his time at the tavern getting drunk, has a short temper, and happens to be a good friend of Diego. Captain Ramon is the commandant of the Presidio at Raina de Los Angeles, a level right above Gonzales. Ramon is a man of power who will do anything to get what he wants and will punish those who get in his way. These antagonists of the story will attempt everything they can to catch the masked man and will not stop at anything until the task is accomplished. In The Mark of Zorro, Johnston illustrates what people are willing to do save the life of others. The story is about a masked man named Zorro who goes around helping out the oppressed. Also, Zorro starts to fall in love with a local senorita named Lolita and out of the men who wish to marry her, Zorro is the only one she truly loves. One thing that the town of Reina de Los Angeles and the senorita do not know is that Zorro and the weak caballero Don Diego are closer than it seems. Behind the mask of Zorro, the caballero was able to deceive everyone in the story right to the very end. Zorro felt that he needed to do the heroic acts, because he knows what the governor is doing to the people is wrong and against his morals.
In the start of the story soon after Don Diego left, Zorro steps in to confront Gonzales for the mistreatment of Indians. Before Zorro leaves, he punishes Gonzales with a slap to the face. When Don Diego’s friend Friar Felipe is being punished because of lies, Zorro steps in after the incident to punish those in the wrong. Zorro punishes Captain Ramon for what he has done to the oppressed and for assaulting Lolita. He puts a ”Z” on his head for the mark of Zorro and ends his life. At the end of the story, Zorro and Lolita are trapped inside the tavern surrounded by Gonzales, soldiers, and the Governor waiting to catch them. Before the soldiers are about to get in, a band of caballeros come to save the day by setting Zorro and Lolita free. Lolita and everyone are surprised to see Don Diego under the mask of Zorro. Diego was able to fool everyone by having two identities. The author concludes the story with Lolita choosing the man who she wishes to marry and the man she chose was a perfect blend of Diego and
Zorro. Johnston’s purpose in writing The Mark of Zorro was to show the power of deception throughout the story. Johnson gave many example of deception. For example; Lolita denies Don Diego’s request when he asks to marry her, but Lolita went head over heels for Zorro. This example of deception shows what Diego is really like without revealing his true identity. Another example is when Diego is behind the mask of Zorro and acts as his true self; a carrying, passionate, and adventurous man. But in everyday life, Diego creates himself to be someone who is often careless, shows no sign of a true heart, and is often lazy. Johnson shows what deception can do in a story and the impact it could have by having Diego play two characters. The story was interesting because of the plot it had, also it is something that cannot be reproduced into today’s life. The Mark of Zorro is a story that leaves the reader on the edge of their seat wanting to read more, and wanting to know who is behind of the mask of Zorro. The book was great reading because there was always something that made it worth going on to the next chapter; such as when Zorro and Lolita started to meet more often. Another example that made the book worth reading is finding out that Zorro was really Don Diego. Finally finding this big detail out really helps explain why Diego was gone whenever Zorro showed up and why Diego acted as a plain character. Diego knew that he could not help out the oppressed as himself so he created Zorro and behind the mask, he was able to use deception as way protect those who needed him.
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