Since lines and face are just terms used to describe symbolic interaction, Goffman was simply trying to say that people use symbolic interaction as way of maintaining a relationship with each other. . Anderson used a story to show symbolic interactions and roles in the same way that Shakespeare used them. Anderson chose to focus on the roles and symbolic interaction that men of different races and ages used in "the Village." Anderson explained how village residents, including black men, "are likely to rely on unfamiliar black men, who convincingly move through the area as if they 'run' it, giving off a sense of belonging” (Anderson, p171). These men played the role of landlords, acting as if they were “ruling” [the village] to give the newcomers the idea that they were more than they really were. They also used symbolic interaction when they assumed they had to introduce themselves to newcomers in a way that they “led.” The symbol they used was that the new arrivals were