I don't own Maximum Ride and I got the idea from a story called masks that I can't find again. Its about the flocks different masks and when or how they take them off.
Everyone has a mask whether its big or small, good or bad. My mask is a mask of hatred of anger when I really just want to break down. My own father, Jeb doesn't understand. Every night I think of the flock, of my "perfect" sister Max, she has a mask of strength but I know its just a mask. Maybe if dad actually loved me or my sister cared about me things would be different, I would have a different mask. I have always been quick to anger, even quicker when I almost remove my mask. My mask doesn't falter often but when it does it nearly dissolved. Perhaps one day it will go away completely but not today maybe not ever I don't know.
This is in Ari's point of view. Its how I think he feels toward Max and Jeb but in a way its also how I feel so I can relate to Ari