Ordinary men

Jocelyn Vargas Professor Pierstorff English 101, TTH 1 December 2016 Living Underneath The Mask of Toughness When I was younger, I would visit my cousins and aunt every single day. My aunt lived in an apartment and even though it was small, all of my cousins and I would always be together playing. While my cousin and I were playing with Polly Pockets and doll houses as girls are expected to, I remember my boy cousin wanting to play with us. He would always love playing with toys and it didn’t

In western culture, men are often subject to extreme methods of proving their masculinity, and to reinforce what it truly means to be a man. Michael Kimmel, famous sociologist said, “Masculinity is the relentless repudiation of the feminine” (Kimmel, 2015), which not only reflects how men think about themselves but how North Americans as an entire culture think about masculinity and manhood. The following pages will be centered on issues of the lens of masculinity in contexts such as the sphere of

Sylvia is the protagonist of the narrative. From her name alone one can gather that she is a very rural girl, her name meaning woodsy. She is a young, nine year old girl, previously from a busy manufacturing town who moves in with her grandmother to a calm, peaceful farm. Sylvia has a true bond with nature and “it seemed as if she never had been alive at all before she came to live at the farm” (Jewett 527). Her youth and love for nature make Sylvia such an innocent girl who does not have to experience

A father and son relationship is very important. It is the foundation for boys to become men. The article, “Why the Father Wound Matter: Consequences for Male Mental Health and the Father-Son Relationship”, by Eric D. Miller explains the concept of a father wound that can manifest in males due to a father neglecting or abusing them. Miller stresses that by becoming fathers’, men can overcome father wounds. He touches upon the idea of masculinity, and how it can be a factor to why there is sometimes

The photo is an Axe shower gel advertisement. There is a man and a woman on opposite sides of the picture shown from the waist up. The guy is on the left, he is paler complected, dark messy hair and a thin build with some muscle tone. He is standing with his right arm in the air holding the Axe body wash over his head pouring it onto himself with his eyes closed and an elated facial expression. The guy has soapy bubbles covering his chest with shower water running behind him and a tile background

be the master, the leader, or the commander in chief, while the woman is supposed to be passive and subservient. Women did not have the right to dictate how they used their money, how they dressed in public, and how they behaved in the presence of men. For a long time, American society suppressed women with these conformations. It was not until the late-1970s that women were allowed to freely express themselves. However, the normal convention of omniscient male dominance is absent in author Ken Kesey’s

strong and does not show a lot of emotions. The media has many stereotypical meanings of what a man is, also these stereotypes mold men into what is being portrayed in social media. Family values also have a huge impact on how young men act. In some circumstances, father’s do not nurture their son’s as much as young girls are nurtured at young ages. This then leads young men to not handle their emotions very well. Traditionally when a father has a son they are more tough on boys. While, if a father were

Jack London, one of the most world-renowned authors in history, wrote a book called The Call of the Wild and a short story called To Build a Fire. These two writing pieces share similar attitudes and setting. In addition, their endings and travel style are much different. The Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire have these two similarities and two differences that add a lot of meaning to each story. The four parts of setting in these stories are very similar. On page 15 in The Call of the Wild it

some manners may contribute to the display rules. Then, the topic of it is “unmanly” for a man to show their emotions. The other discussion about holding in anger opposed to expressing it. I believe there are limitations to how men show their emotions, but I do believe that men should be able to show their emotions. Also, anyone should be able express his or her emotions instead of holding it and letting it all come out all at once. First, Some of the American display rules are manners. As an example

The Gender Wage Gap: An Old Problem in a Modern World The pay gap between men and women has been a pressing issue that is still at the forefront of many political and everyday discussions. Women are currently about half of the U.S. labor force and are increasingly becoming the breadwinners of their families yet some statistics show that they still make about 77% less than men. This number is even lower when it comes to women of color in the workforce (Women’s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor).