In contrast, Ed king’s version of ideal masculinity is criticized through his strength, fearlessness , and appeal to women in Vault of Horror ‘s issue of “Split Personality”. The comic hyperbolizes Ed King’s portrayal of the ideal masculinity to convince the readers to question whether ideal masculinity is desirable. It imposes the unrealistic expectations of it that and boys and men are expected to fulfill. In fact, the comic contends that Ed’s version of ideal masculinity is the reason for his demise. The comic conveys ideal masculinity as unobtainable, undignified, and falsified. . For example, his “split” body in the end translates into something that is in fact undesirable. Furthermore, he becomes a something instead of a someone. His reputation as an ideal man is devalued. This commentary of the ideal masculinity in the comic indicates that socially constructed ideals and qualities expected of men to achieve including strength, heroism, audacity, control, unemotional, superior, fearless, honorable, and heterosexual, are flawed and thus should be
In contrast, Ed king’s version of ideal masculinity is criticized through his strength, fearlessness , and appeal to women in Vault of Horror ‘s issue of “Split Personality”. The comic hyperbolizes Ed King’s portrayal of the ideal masculinity to convince the readers to question whether ideal masculinity is desirable. It imposes the unrealistic expectations of it that and boys and men are expected to fulfill. In fact, the comic contends that Ed’s version of ideal masculinity is the reason for his demise. The comic conveys ideal masculinity as unobtainable, undignified, and falsified. . For example, his “split” body in the end translates into something that is in fact undesirable. Furthermore, he becomes a something instead of a someone. His reputation as an ideal man is devalued. This commentary of the ideal masculinity in the comic indicates that socially constructed ideals and qualities expected of men to achieve including strength, heroism, audacity, control, unemotional, superior, fearless, honorable, and heterosexual, are flawed and thus should be