Analysis Of Kay S. Hymowitz 'Where Have The Good Men Gone'

In the article “Where Have the Good Men Gone?” Kay S. Hymowitz warns readers that the men have turned into boys and they have changed overtime. This article first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 19, 2011. It is adapted from her book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys. This article tells the audience how the good men have gone bad and turned into boys. She asks the audience, “Where have the good men gone?” Well, according to Hymowitz’s article there has been a gap in between generations. Hymowitz explains to us how women mature and succeed in things faster. As I kept reading this article I realized that Hymowitz made a good point, and backed up her reasoning. In the article she stated that “the average …show more content…
It is also stated that “we have been crowded with pre-adults for almost two decades” (Hymowitz 491). Pre-adulthood is an example of sociological development. Hymowitz wrote this article to inform her audience over the topic of men in this generation. She gives the readers evidence over the percentage of males and females who get through college, employment, and who marries in their 20s. Hymowitz is not trying to change the reader 's views, but she is simply giving evidence for her reasoning for this argument.
Hymowitz makes her article relatable to both genders. She gives the audience good evidence to back up her reasons. Hymowitz was trying to say her opinion, but also trying to stay away from persuading her audience into thinking that men are no good. She was making us see the changes over the years in men in different categories. Men in this world are doing the opposite of what they used to do. With Hymowitz being a girl, she did not get the input from a male over this topic. She did not get evidence from men and ask them why they were all becoming this way in this new …show more content…
Hymowitz tells us that marriage and parenthood can come in many different forms and also be skipped and not in the order some people think they should go. It is stated that “so many young Americans suffer through a quarter-life crisis, a period of depression and worry over their future” (Hymowitz 493). This is known because some rush into future plans and others take longer because they are still in the process of maturing. “Pre-adults are in search of a mate” says Hymowitz (Hymowitz 494). They want to reach the milestone of marriage by a certain age. Hymowitz also tells her audience that “American men have been struggling with finding an acceptable adult identity since at least the mid-19th century” (Hymowitz