Masculinity

Masculinity in Umuofia In many cultures, masculinity and a dominant man have shown to play important roles in people's lives. Whether it is a early civilization in Africa or a modern city in America, a masculine boy seems to be the model child. Many people have realized that men and women deserve to be treated the same, but in some cultures they continue to follow old traditions. The different perspectives of masculinity from Okonkwo and the other igbo people play an important role in “Things…

dominate Western society emphasis dichotomies, good or bad, black or white, and gender: masculinity or femininity (Beck, 1998). Masculinity and femininity as separate and distinct gender identities are constructed through the performance of and repetition of ‘gendered’ acts. Over time gendered performances have become embedded in the structural arrangements and preferences of society (Fahey, 2007). Masculinity defines itself in its opposition to femininity, as part of the dichotomy of gender…

In order to manipulate Macbeth and get him to do certain actions, Lady Macbeth simply makes comments testing his masculinity such as "When you durst do it, then you were a man . . ." (Shakespeare 43). In the passage, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan because the murder will prove himself being a man. Lady Macbeth constantly uses Macbeth being a male against him. Mark Lugris states “Influenced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, the general kills the reigning King and steals the throne,”…

Modern day Western society views being feminine as weakness, while masculinity is associated with confidence and dominance above all. It seems like more recently the media and society in general have put an emphasis on young women breaking the gender boundary, but what about young men? Very rarely do you see media stress the importance of men showing emotion, or hear about a relationship where the women has a more dominant role. Parents tend to stray from raising their boys more like daughters…

In William Shakespeare’s, Macbeth, readers are given a twizzler of a tale that deals with masculinity and violence; written in approximately the year 1606. The questioning of gender roles, and what they are, have never hit a higher peak than that of in 2016. However, about 400 years ago, Shakespeare managed to capture the ambiguity of it all in one seamless sweep. Readers are introduced to some interesting characters in Macbeth who are known as the three weird sisters, who look neither man nor…

Gender roles and masculinity are social themes that are frequently discussed in our society and apply uniquely to Latin@ culture. ‘Macho’ is simply the Spanish translation of ‘male,’ but it has taken on connotations that relate to having masculine qualities. In the context of Latin America, ‘machismo’ is a term that relates to male sexuality; it is “a concept that dictates many aspects of Latin American male behavior,” (Kobashigawa). Such qualities are performative in that men and women are…

The Problem with “Masculinity” Cailin Brown In Fight Club the main character(s) and other members of “Project Mayhem” are driven to violence in an attempt to reclaim their masculinity, but their ideal of masculinity leads people down a bad road. To them, being a man meant being tough and in control. In their lives these things are being taken away from them because of their desks jobs, their bosses, their low status in society, and for Bob his testicular cancer. They feel manly in fight club…

and the relevance of masculinity. In the film The Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort fulfills the definition of the quintessential macho man. His unethical behavior in muting feminism and devaluing the woman has a direct correlation to his increased value in an oversexed lifestyle and materialism. While masculinity may vary in culture, there is a general consensus that all men must live up to being competitive, successful, and desirable. However, the ideology of masculinity is not inherited in…

In "The Sun Also Rises" masculinity is one of the most recurrent topic covered. To male characters in the novel, being considered as a man isn't always the easiest thing. Even though Jake is impotent, he is considered more of a man than Robert who has not been in the war. Robert is more fragile and dependent where as Jake is independent and has fought in the war which determines him as more masculine than Robert. Jake's insecurity, due to his impotence is emphasized by when brett refused to be…

In this article, the author, Michael Ian Black, goes over his thoughts on masculinity. He talks about how men are the only school shooters because their masculinity is no longer needed. They don't have a way to measure it. It was once measured in strength, but there is no scale for that anymore. The author believes that men have been left in the wake of women. He says, "No commensurate movement has emerged to help them navigate toward a full expression of their gender." I believe he is pointing…