Bronx Masquerade is a book about teenagers in high school who express their true feelings and experiences through poetry at their open mike fridays, during class. Each and every student has a back story to them that they keep to themselves. They all seem seem to have issues, yet they don't like openly discussing about them and tend to drop hints of these issues in their poetry. Tyrone, which is the main character, always reflects on the person and their poems after they perform.
Each student in the book all have an issue. Some of these issues being bigger than others. However, they all have things in common, they just don't know it yet. For example, Raul Ramirez and Diondra Jordan. Raul is more of a outspoken confident person, which is the opposite of Diondra. Despite their difference in personality, they both have art in common. Raul paints, and Diondra draws. Nevertheless, Raul likes to show his work and isn't afraid of it being judged, and Diondra keeps her drawing secretive because she is afraid of getting judged. So in a way, they are both different but they both have a talent in art.
Two other characters that are different is Lupe and Gloria. What makes them different is their perspectives. Gloria is a single teen mom, she has many struggles being a mother and student and it's hard for her to balance being both. She, in a way, regrets her actions. She wishes she can do things over again because after she had her kid life has been rough for her. Lupe on the other hand, really wants a child. She believes that having a baby young will make her happy, and it won't be a hassle to care for him/her alone. They both believe differently on having children at a very young age, which makes them different.
Overall, all of the characters in Bronx Masquerade are different in their own unique ways. Some of them being more different than others, and some of them being more similar than they think.
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