# Mask and Identity in He Who Gets Slapped

> Theme guide for He Who Gets Slapped by Leonid Andreyev.

The protagonist, known only as 'He,' adopts a clown persona and a literal mask to hide his former identity as a betrayed intellectual, exploring how performance and disguise allow one to escape or mock a painful past.

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