In both passages “Biographies of Hegemony” by Karen Ho and “The Naked Citadel” by Susan Faludi, there are two higher institutions, which would be Wall Street and the Citadel whose goal is to “remold” an individual to fit their criteria. Each individual has a certain identity and presents themselves in a specific way. People are known to change due to influences on their everyday lives, which eventually changes their identities into someone completely different. In these two passages, it becomes evident that because of the pressures put upon people by these hierarchies, people unconsciously change and are shaped into new individuals while hiding their true identities. Any person can be completely stripped of their old identities by falling under
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While attempting to become the best person they can be for themselves, people fall under the illusion that changing themselves will make them better off in life. Wall Street and the Citadel have made people believe that their way of life will make them an all around better person and will fulfill a desirable lifestyle. An institution can shape an individual into a completely different person on the outside, but their true identities are kept on the inside.
In both Karen Ho and Susan Faludi’s writing, people strive to go to the “elite” institutions which are known as Wall Street and the Citadel. Each place has a specific goal for all of their
Kadra 2 members and pushes them to achieve it. In Wall Street, they expect them to be and look “smart”. Ho claims how all candidates must show their smartness “represented and reinforced by a specific appearance and bodily technique” (Ho, 167) to show “specific elitism that is the key …show more content…
In the Naked Citadel, the boy’s identity is essentially being performed. They are distinguished as superior non-feminine men, while behind the scenes they are typically performing feminine acts. Violently harassing the young knobs, showering together, and making their beds together was where they could show their true selves. Faludi mentions how “the result is ruthless intimacy, in which physical abuse stands in for physical affection, and every display of affection must be counterbalanced by a display of sadism”(Faludi, 100). The boys become so infatuated with showing their feminine side that when they snap back to reality they realize it is a sign of weakness and use anger to feel relief. The Cadets act like they are on a stage playing a role in a play much like the Treehouse where men dress up as Drag Queens. Both identities are being performed, which means while playing a role you a still truly yourself. This is also seen in Biographies of Hegemony, while Princeton and Harvard students are getting recruited, they put on this elite, smart act of attraction to be apart of this high institution of Wall Street. It is claimed that “the most distinguishing features of investment banking are their smartness and exclusivity” (Ho, 166). This shows how by putting themselves in a different role, they are able to attract and intrigue people, in this case, Wall Street investment bankers. Underneath the appearance of being smart, people are
While attempting to become the best person they can be for themselves, people fall under the illusion that changing themselves will make them better off in life. Wall Street and the Citadel have made people believe that their way of life will make them an all around better person and will fulfill a desirable lifestyle. An institution can shape an individual into a completely different person on the outside, but their true identities are kept on the inside.
In both Karen Ho and Susan Faludi’s writing, people strive to go to the “elite” institutions which are known as Wall Street and the Citadel. Each place has a specific goal for all of their
Kadra 2 members and pushes them to achieve it. In Wall Street, they expect them to be and look “smart”. Ho claims how all candidates must show their smartness “represented and reinforced by a specific appearance and bodily technique” (Ho, 167) to show “specific elitism that is the key …show more content…
In the Naked Citadel, the boy’s identity is essentially being performed. They are distinguished as superior non-feminine men, while behind the scenes they are typically performing feminine acts. Violently harassing the young knobs, showering together, and making their beds together was where they could show their true selves. Faludi mentions how “the result is ruthless intimacy, in which physical abuse stands in for physical affection, and every display of affection must be counterbalanced by a display of sadism”(Faludi, 100). The boys become so infatuated with showing their feminine side that when they snap back to reality they realize it is a sign of weakness and use anger to feel relief. The Cadets act like they are on a stage playing a role in a play much like the Treehouse where men dress up as Drag Queens. Both identities are being performed, which means while playing a role you a still truly yourself. This is also seen in Biographies of Hegemony, while Princeton and Harvard students are getting recruited, they put on this elite, smart act of attraction to be apart of this high institution of Wall Street. It is claimed that “the most distinguishing features of investment banking are their smartness and exclusivity” (Ho, 166). This shows how by putting themselves in a different role, they are able to attract and intrigue people, in this case, Wall Street investment bankers. Underneath the appearance of being smart, people are