What theme is best revealed by this conflict? sadness can destroy people. one must mourn before moving on. many lives are lost too soon in battle. people are haunted by lost souls

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

lol

today at the bank, an old lady asked me to check her balance. so i pushed her over.