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Because he's face is deformed (has been from birth) and he has to hide it from the world that has hated and abused him for that deformity. Christine thinking he's her Dad has nothing to do with the wearing a mask and she doesn't even think he's her Dad anymore after first seeing his face. It was only during the time he was nothing but a voice of "an angel" in her world.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt depends on what form of the story you are looking at.
In the book the creator by Gaston Leroux, it was birth defect, he was taught to wear a mask at an early age
In the 1925, with Lon Chaney the Phantom's face was a severe aging process, he must hide his face.
1943, Claude Rains' Phantom's face, someone throws acid at him, he must wear must to hide the pain.
In the Andrew Lloyd Webber the stage musical, he wears a mask to hide his face, because it is deformed due to a birth defect.
In the movie Andrew Lloyd Webber the musical, The Phantom of the Opera, he wears the mask because gypsies tortured the Phantom at an early to adult age.
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∙ 13y agoThe Phantom of the Opera written by Gaston Leroux. The Phantom does not have any hair, it had fallen out either by cruelty of the gypsies or poor health problems. He wants to appear healthy, attractive, mysterious to Christine, not his true appearance to her, for fear his true appearance would only scare her to death.
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∙ 14y agoHe was tired of himself. He wanted to change. He was done hiding. He was ready to go out into the world and bravely show the world his face.
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∙ 13y agoThere is a bent metal wire that runs from the forehead "tip" of the mask to above the right ear. It sits on almost like a helmet.
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∙ 14y agoGaston Leroux the created of the Phantom of the Opera, describes Erik's face as a severe illness from the time of birth.
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∙ 12y agoScars on his face from beating while a circus attraction
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When Christine rips off his mask. he dose not take his mask off willingly.
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