Boys Don't Cry

Different Gender, Both Humans Since the time we are born or even since the time our parents know they having a boy or a girl, we are socialized into rules and what does it means to be a boy or a girl. The set of beliefs, norms and practices depends in the place we live. Our family, friends and the media around us it what shape our culture and through them we are socialized into society. What is the first thing that comes in mind what a person thinks about a little girl? The color pink, dresses,…

individual identity. Commonly, we hear that boys are not supposed to cry, play with dolls, wear dresses, just as girls are not to play sports or video games, be dirty, or play with action figures. Boys are not tempted to read a story if they know it involves a princess or seems “girly”, since most cannot relate. Society presses the idea that boys cannot like princesses, so most do not even care or simply look past it. Throughout the story you see few young boys, and of course those in the story…

childhood and difficulties of life as adults. In “Araby,” a young boy discovers how blind and innocent he was because of his false beliefs. On the other hand, in “Mother to Son”, a mother describes the difficulties and differences that her life has been, to try and enlighten her child about how life had been for her. Joyce and Hughes present the transition…

have a lot of accidents. The first thing that my mom or dad would say was “Boys will be boys” and I realize that I have used that as an excuse to do things for a really long time. But some people use it as an excuse to do the wrong things. For example, rape, stealing, and many more unspeakable and horrible things. All I would have to say is “Boys will be boys” and I was cleared and everything was okay just because I was a boy. This is extremely unfair and not to mention not right whatsoever. I…

The loss of innocence is a blatant theme in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. The group of eighteen year-old boys that introduced at the beginning have no idea of the hardships and brutalities of war that are to come for these young men. Following their exposing to battle and the front, the boys have become men. They are no longer naive and innocent before their deployment. The theme is also shown with the protagonist, Krebs, in the short story “Soldier’s Home.” Krebs is home on leave,…

Everyone has heard something like “Boys don’t play with dolls!” or “That toy is for boys, not girls!”, you could have heard it from a parent, a teacher or even a child. Nowadays, if you take a walk through any toy store, you will notice two main sections: a blue one and a pink one. The blue one will most likely have, trucks, dinosaurs, astronauts, space ships, building toys, action figures and superheroes. The pink will probably have dolls, cooking kits, princesses, doll houses, teddy bears and…

Imagine the year 1853. It is March 30th, ten days into spring and a child has just been born. This child is quiet and thoughtful; he does not seem to be anything more than a regular boy. The thing that the eye cannot see, about him, is the way he looks at the world. This boy will live a life in which he will never truly be understood in the way he deserves, and in the end he will end up taking his own life. But that is a price of genius: to be denied in happiness while in the pursuit of…

I can assure you we are Christian.” “Save it Jew, I don’t want to hear it, take them away!” The man yelled. My brothers hid behind Father, but I was alone as I was pushed out of the only home I had ever known. I didn’t know where I was going. I had heard the horror stories of the concentration camps, Auschwitz…

and disappears. Looking behind him, there is a boy around his age and a little girl running toward him. The boy looks normal but on top of the little girl’s head are two fox ears. In this situation, Hyunwoo did what others would do in this situation.”What just happened? Who are you guys? What was that? Why does she have fox ears? Are those real? What is with this cat?” he asked while directing his questions at the strage duo. The boy smirked and said, “Calm down, nothing happened.…

In the article, “ Bros before hoes” many men are asked to define what they feel when they hear the phrase, “Be a man” and they listed off a number of things that they felt made them a true man ”. Some of the response included, “ don’t ask for directions, show no fear, never give up” and many others. These are the rules that men are expected to live by and are considered, “ The Guy code”. Often, men are taught these at a young age, and many are taught as young as the age of 3 by…