Matt Ridley's Essay: Does Males Exist?

People have existed on earth for billions of years. Many species of animals and fish that do not have males as a part of their community, but instead, they have the ability to reproduce asexually. Even though males are not necessary for survival, Matt Ridley argues using different business references and nature examples to prove men are similar to animals by nature because that is how women bred them to be. Ridley uses a different style of writing to further prove his point of the essay. The style the author uses is mostly random in order much like a conversation that he is having with himself. Using a more conversational tone, the author is able to draw readers in and make them ponder a new thought of if males are actually necessary. The author does not only make the reader think of why males exist, but he also gives facts for each side of the argument, some more convincing than others, in order to let the reader make their own informed decision. Men are not necessary as shown by some species of animals. For example, dandelions are completely asexual, meaning they do not have to have an …show more content…
By the end of the essay, Ridley switches his point of view and says males are necessary for the advancement of our species. He even goes on to say that males act the way they do as a direct result of females. Ridley exposes both sides of the argument in his essay, but he stresses the fact that males are necessary. In a different part of the text, Ridley uses a metaphor comparing sexual reproduction to business. He considered sexual reproduction is similar to a business that is giving away 50% of the shares at the end of every year, which is terrible for the company. As stated earlier, Ridley says that in order to maintain a business that gives away 50% of the assets, they must grow twice as fast as a place that does not hand away