We'll travel to Mars, and visit the stars

I could'nt help but draw connections between the early parts of Confessions of a Mask and Breakfast on Pluto. Although my familiarity with the later is solely based upon the film adaptation starring Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson, among others, the parallels are strong. Breakfast on Pluto details the story of Patrick "Kitten" Braden, who also dabbles in wearing the clothes of the opposite sex. Patrick's mother catches him wearing a dress and makeup and then the film cuts to him in the bathtub, being violently scrubbed. One of my favorite aspects of Breakfast on Pluto is that it caused me to feel legitimate empathy for someone I previously would've considered completely unlike myself. This same idea has really drawn me into Confessions of a Mask, as I can draw upon my own strange secrets and experiences hiding who I am from people, regardless of whether or not I relate to physical attraction towards a male, or the repulsion towards females in men's clothing. Although I doubt I will be reading about the Wombles of Wimbledon, or an explosion at a disco club in Confessions of a Mask, I won't be surprised if other, more discreet similarities appear.