In fact, as his wife Irene is ready to leave for her work as a waitress, Johnny frustratingly laments that she should quit her job (96). Although Johnny tries to emulate masculine hegemony, he is ironically unable to provide for his family as he is emasculated by his wife who is the breadwinner of this relationship. Moreover, as Johnny shares a beer with Tom while sitting on the steps in front of his home, he complains that the people at the U.I.C are “all separatists” and that “if you’re English, you’re fucked” (96). Indeed, Johnny feels vulnerable and has been stripped away of his masculinity as a result of his unemployment which he blames on his Anglophone roots rather than his actual faults. Furthermore, when nobody but the “Pepsi’s next door” show up to his party, Johnny abruptly calls the party to an end and bitterly tells Paquette that “we were here first, ya fuckin farmer” (108). Johnny momentarily shows a hint of vulnerability as he realizes that he lacks status in society, attributing it to the French However, he quickly puts on a tough guise in order to cope with his feelings of emasculation and displaces his anger onto an undeserving Paquette who tries to defuse the
In fact, as his wife Irene is ready to leave for her work as a waitress, Johnny frustratingly laments that she should quit her job (96). Although Johnny tries to emulate masculine hegemony, he is ironically unable to provide for his family as he is emasculated by his wife who is the breadwinner of this relationship. Moreover, as Johnny shares a beer with Tom while sitting on the steps in front of his home, he complains that the people at the U.I.C are “all separatists” and that “if you’re English, you’re fucked” (96). Indeed, Johnny feels vulnerable and has been stripped away of his masculinity as a result of his unemployment which he blames on his Anglophone roots rather than his actual faults. Furthermore, when nobody but the “Pepsi’s next door” show up to his party, Johnny abruptly calls the party to an end and bitterly tells Paquette that “we were here first, ya fuckin farmer” (108). Johnny momentarily shows a hint of vulnerability as he realizes that he lacks status in society, attributing it to the French However, he quickly puts on a tough guise in order to cope with his feelings of emasculation and displaces his anger onto an undeserving Paquette who tries to defuse the