Man Booker Prize

A quote from W. Clement Store, a famous philanthropist, says “no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” George and Lennie, like Donovan, were homeless and poor. Even though the chances of achieving their dreams were slim, they persevered and refused to give up. George and Lennie’s friendship and devotion for each other assists them in having big dreams of owning a farm. Donovan’s homelessness inspires him to become successful in his business of making and selling soap. In John…

aspirations. Derek and his sister both struggle with this, but Derek in some ways understands that much of his fathers faults are due to his own upbringing. His father had grown up in an abusive environment in which he was exposed to ideas what it is to be a man; this in many ways shaped Derek’s father and made him a product of generational historical linage and because of that his father views on issues such as homosexuality reflect…

hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead” (__). Times of war and violence have socially defined masculinity throughout American history. Philosophies of manhood have become vital to perceptions of national identity, and dedication to the United States has been…

With recent societal problems of ‘slut shaming’ and sexual humiliation of girl there has been pressure on fathers to take the responsibility and teach their sons. This issue is argued by Julie Szego in her opinion article published in the Age on the 24th of August. Szego contends that the fathers must step up and teach their sons about the ways to treat women. This piece targets fathers in particular those with teenage sons. The author starts of in a sarcastic tone asking the audience “can you…

Levinson (1986) developed a comprehensive theory of adult development. Through a series of intensive interviews with both men in 1978 and also women in 1987, Levinson proposed a theory based on a series of stages that adults go through as they develop. At the centre of his theory is the life structure - the underlying pattern of an individual's life at any particular time. An individual's life structure is shaped by the social and physical environment. Many individuals' life structures primarily…

Society is practically based on double standards, we can’t ever make up our mind on what we claim our values are. We teach little girls that they must be perfect little princesses who never get in trouble and always follow every rule. This puts a lot of pressure on girls and women and affects their self-esteem and overall well-being. On the flip side, we tell boys that they can misbehave and break rules to be better as men. “Bad” boys are what young men strive to be for most of their life. I…

The cultural ties the Citadel have with the fourth class system and southern culture and in the Ivy League Universities with Wall Street and the upperclass capitalism leads to misogyny. Men diliberlty insult women by stereotyping females as weaker individuals. Their rage emerges from the possibility that the long held traditions that the men were so proud to uphold would disappear. The students fear to change inspired degradation. Nevertheless, the possibility of accepting women made the cadets…

Her attempt to disguise herself as a man to ensure her survival and safety in an unknown territory showcases the simple understanding that it is best to live as man during her time. Even if she doesn’t consider the fact that being a twin to Sebastian implies that her male look-a-like would look exactly like Sebastian, it illustrates to the reader that…

What is a wife? There is a large amount of people within our world that misinterprets wifes, and believes that they can not do the same work as their husband. Some people believe that it is wrong to expect more/less from women compared to men, and some believe that that is completely acceptable. In Judy Brady’s essay “I Want A Wife,” she discusses what a wife actually does, and what she believes the perfect wife is. She describes the responsibilities and overall meaning of being a wife in a…

Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” was written in the 1500s. Last time I checked no one in my class was alive in the 1500s. Men do not treat women like what Shakespeare wrote. Then, why do students need to be educated about the way women were treated so long ago? I could understand learning the behavior of men if we were still behaving that way. Americans are not though. Is the government trying to influence boys to treat girls like Shakespeare wrote? Therefore, the speech by Sojourner…