Use an example from your own life that demonstrates Goffman’s vocabulary front, backstage, character, and performer.
What will be an ideal response?
Students may provide variations on the following example. In my role as assistant night manager at my job, my front consists of both the personal (serious posture, professional clothing, name badge) and the setting (my manager’s station, walkie-talkie, phone number to the owner, keys to all parts of the building). The backstage may include a space at work or back home after their shift where the performer can drop their front and relax. The character inhabits front stage while the backstage is the area for the performer component of the self.
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