Admiral's Men

“Paul’s Case”: Gender Criticism “Paul’s Case,” a story about a troubled young man just trying to find his way that ends in a devastating fashion. Paul had dreams and admiration’s of living a theatric lifestyle that was different from the average boy. School can be a place to learn and make new friends, it can also be cruel and unforgiving world for those who don’t fit in. A father and son’s relationship can be special and of the most cherished relationship’s to have growing up, Paul and his…

Until recent times, women have been oppressed in a patriarchal society, leading many women to be unhappy or even go mad. Women were only allowed to do as much as their husbands, or even other men in society, deemed acceptable for them. This foreboding oppression and lack of control is the case in both The Yellow Wallpaper and A Rose for Emily. Both women become unhinged after they cannot handle the rules of society that must be followed. In both The Yellow Wallpaper and A Rose for Emily, the…

confidence, self-esteem, and most important, my opinions on men. Not only am I the baby in the family, but I am the only girl. With that being said, it is safe to say I am his favorite child; however, being the favorite child comes with a lot of responsibility. My father constantly watches my every move and lays down strict rules for me to follow, especially when it comes to the dating situation. His high standards in regards to the men in my life are not set to hurt me, but rather to keep me…

In “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe, the main character Okonkwo is driven throughout his entire life by fear, which in the end becomes his undoing. This fear is grounded on becoming like his father. Now unlike most men, Okonkwo’s fear was not living up to his father’s expectations or even gaining the respect of his father. Okonkwo’s fear was that he would indeed grow into a man that resembled his father. This fear began in his childhood when Okonkwo was hungry, hungry because his father was lazy…

Intersectionality is the interconnected ways by which various individuals. Kimberle Williams Crensha discrimination based on social differences with given societies. Far often many view issues as being singular. However, as more complex studies take a look in to solving these issues, the more researchers see that these issues are very much so connected with each other. For example, if an African-American poor woman is experiencing discrimination in life these troubles are not either linked to…

Personally, I found the film The Mask You Live In very eye opening. It focuses around how young boys are taught to portray their assigned gender and how they carry the lessons they are given into manhood. From as young as six years old, a boy is taught not to show emotion; that crying and hugging and any public displays of affection towards friends or loved ones in too feminine and unmanly. Boys learn to watch their father figures and associate them as the ideal role model for masculinity. When…

Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s documentary, The Mask You Live In (2015), is a demonstrative rhetor that makes boys and young men confront to stay true to themselves while consulting world’s definition of masculinity. The issue of masculinity creates an argument on the functionality of Kairos and the rhetorical situation in this documentary. In other words, where does this issue of masculinity applies, and who discusses this issue and who is the victim to see this issue. Accordingly, documentaries are…

The Traveller’s daughter serves as a catalyst to put into question masculine ideals. Challenging a room full of men, she asks: “Is there any one of you man enough to dance with me? Who’s the biggest man among ye?” In this scene, she effectively calls into question each man’s masculinity. Jane Helleiner, in her discussion of gender and Irish Travellers, notes that…

More specifically, I wanted to explore my own understanding of masculinity and preparing young boys to fill in the shoes of men. It is exceptionally difficult to shape young boys into men when society is constantly squeezing them into a contradictive box that consequentially creates inequality and instability within the male populace. I am preparing my son to be the ideal man, but have little agility to…

Arm wrestling with my father is about a boy and his father being competitive in arm wrestling and them having a physical relationship, more than your typical father son relationship. Arm wrestling was a thing he did with his father and how they expressed their love for each other. His father didn’t really know how to express his love for him son so he showed it through physical sports which was arm wrestling. The love him and his father had for each other was always there, even though they…