Machismo

Mothers are responsible of maintaining the household. Women in the Hispanic families encourage machismo. The husband is always in charge and is always called the “El hombre de la casa” which means “the man of the house”. However, the same story does not happen for the women in American families, because most white folks believe in equality for all…

Keven Carlson Comm 3070-001 Gender Roles Challenged in New Girl In September of 2011 a new television show aired named “New Girl” it told the story of a young girl in Los Angeles who, after a break-up with a long time boy friend, tries to find a new place to live. She ends up finding a place where she wants to stay, but the catch is that she’ll be living with 3 men, all single in their thirties. This show, starring Zoe Deschanel, on the surface may seem like a light-hearted, quirky comedy,…

Masculinity, Femininity, and the Patriarachy in Luc Besson’s Taken Films and movies are usually great indicators and representations of a society’s morals, values and social institutions. It only makes sense for them to be that way in order for them to be relatable and understandable to the audience. In order for a movie or film to become successful and popular, not only does it have to have a good storyline, but also interesting and relatable characters that an audience can easily become…

John Katz believes that in order for boys to become men they must learn how to be boys, first. John Katz states that there is a specific set of “rules” that all boys must automatically follow from a young age. For instance, the rules stated in the text are about hiding your sensitivity and emotions away. If a boy discusses his feelings, fears or problems he is called a “nerd.” The text implies that in order to be a “man” you must be independent and strong. Personally, I agree with Jon Katz’s…

Double consciousness encompasses more than just one group of people. The process of partitioning someone’s mind causes a huge strain on any individual. I believe that always focusing on one side causes them not to accept themselves as who they are. We see double consciousness in Asian American culture through “The Woman Warrior” and we see it in Dominican American culture through ‘Oscar Wao” Double consciousness is a term first coined by W.E.B DuBois in In “The Souls of Black Folk”. The term is…

The setting, time and place, can have a significant effect on the characters of a novel. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a novel that takes place in a small Colombian coastal town in 1950s. The story examines the murder of the protagonist Santiago Nasar, and the events leading up to it. Colombian culture has a heavy impact on the behaviours, character traits as well as the values of the characters in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. If the text had been written at the…

Besides being a gripping, triumphant story told in a unique way 12 Angry Men is in many ways a tale of a Devil’s Advocate and how his leadership allows the jury of which he is a member to open themselves to new information, perspectives, and possibilities. Juror 8 is subtly implied to be the “good guy” by his dress; the only pure white suit among a dozen modes of dress, and initial script blocking; going straight to the window, the only initial source of light in the room and almost wistfully…

Most Wanted Men is not the only pieces Meyers referenced to support his thesis. Some of the other works of art were Double Elvis, Ethel Scull Thirty-six Times, Elvis I, as well as Andy Warhol. With Elvis I, Meyers specifically connects it to the machismo culture with the bright…

far as carrying the financial burden of the family, but on that same note I feel that men are finally stepping up to the plate and realizing that they can be nurturers for their children they don’t always have to be that masculine strongman full of machismo…

Chiguhr is an ex-special operations solider that has something angry raging deep inside driving him to kill for his fancy. “…Greed, pride, machismo, and unexplained evil would seem to indicate that we are witnessing just one more way for humans to destroy each other”. Throughout this movie it is implied that this generation to be the end of the world. There is the suggestion that the monster…