For centuries, patriarchal ideology been a dominant way of thinking—that is the concept that masculinity and the masculine way of thinking is more powerful than ideas of femininity. In this mindset, compared to men, women seem inferior and weak for certain traits they possess such as expressing emotions and sharing feelings. Upon being viewed through a feminist lens, Ernest Hemingway’s “The Three Day Blow” challenges traditional gender roles by developing a male character with inherently feminine traits and a female character with traditional masculine traits to express that bearing feelings does not equate to being weak. The male character in Ernest Hemingway’s “The Three Day Blow”, Nick, seemingly possesses many traits that are traditionally
