A Successful Man

least do something aggressively. This is what would make it hard for men to do thing considered such as pet cats. One of the largest indicators of masculinity may not be actions of strength and aggressiveness but physical appearance. Although a man could be very strong and muscular, his masculinity could come into question if he was of a shorter stature. In a study over men self-reporting height, Anthony Bogaert and Donald McCreary from Brock University’s Department of Psychology found not…

The mere attempt at perfection is a lost cause, no one in the world can achieve something because one can only be as perfect as his flaws allow. August Wilson’s play, Fences, explores this theme of trying to be the best that one can be through the protagonist, Troy Maxson. His past defines him, where it is fitting to define Troy, and any person for that matter, as the sum of one’s experience. As the choices he makes in the play are defined by prior events in his life, he believes that his…

believed it was ‘much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the women takes care of the home and family.’ By 1994, two thirds of Americans rejected this notion.” From 1977 to 1994 peoples opinions about whether or not the men should be the only one working and the women be at home with the kids changed drastically. this show that gender roles really have changed. In 1977 two thirds of people though that the man should be the breadwinner and the women should…

Men have always been seen as the dominant leader. For women, they don’t receive any sort of credit when they accomplish something equally as a man would. The media is manipulating the minds of many Americans to get them to think men are the best in this country. The media has restricted women from showing the people that they can be just as powerful as a man has been. Therefore, the media needs to change the way it influences people to think a certain way. Many men are concerned that women…

Movie producers create the character as one of two types of rebels, either the man who starts the movie masculine and transforms into a rebel, or the foolish, powerless man who becomes masculine by going against society. The movie Rambo portrays the first type of insurgent, played by Sylvester Stallone, known for his masculinity in Rocky. Rambo comes out of retirement to join…

discovery of true condition. Important figures in Buddy’s life, including, the Wiener Man, the Pasco family, and Sharon, helped to influence the matured young man Buddy has developed to be. While the surface appearance of each situation looks convincing, the deeper meaning hiding behind the first impression can be analyzed through the characters’ actions, dialogue, and thoughts. In "The Wiener Man", the man in the Oscar Mayer costume, also known as Mr. Mike Amalfi, is initially displayed as a…

No matter what part of the world we belong to, a man is seen desirable and attractive if he is masculine. Masculinity can be contextual as different parts of the world have different meaning of masculinity. In Egypt “raguula” is considered masculinity. They standards Egyptian men are held to for masculinity may vary immensely when compared to the Western world. Farah Ghannam uses her work to materialize the male body in an Egyptian context. She introduces stories of people such as, Ahmed, Samer,…

To Be a Man, or Not To Be a Man, That Is the Question In the featured text The Book of Man, the author William J. Bennett, explains his opinion about what a man should be and how a man should live. According to Bennett, man’s role in today’s society is being distorted. The author claims that the lack of foundation in religion makes men become less moral than they used to be, and this may be the reason why gays flaunt their sexuality challenging traditional masculinity. Avoiding the traditional…

When someone asks the average person about a surgeon, mechanic or a drill sergeant from the military, more likely than not they will instantaneously picture a man as one of those. For years we have held stereotypes about ethnicity, gender, age and so on and believe in most of them due to being a traditional belief for centuries. There have been IAT tests about hidden biases done by multiple scientist/professors to reveal to people about their biases and stereotypes that they may have not of…

Society develops its own cultural norms and standards placed on gender. Gender roles impact our everyday lives and are reflected in works of art and literature around us. A great example is Julius Lester’s article, Men: Being a Boy. Lester illustrates his childhood struggles of being a boy who did not fit the expectations society places on males. A more popular text that also applies gender stereotypes is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The story follows a group of young boys who survived…