The Other Man

novel In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar tells a story about a nine-year old boy, Suleiman, living within a male dominated society. The author uses various aspects of Libyan society and the gender roles within them to represent what it meant to be a man. Suleiman witnesses the power difference between male and females in a totalitarian society, and through his observations; Suleiman craves the same power. The way Suleiman perceives the male figures in his life, demonstrates how they are…

Get the Girl In previous generations the concern of hygiene was not as important as it is today. Young men just borrowed cologne from their father whenever it was necessary. The teenage years are around the time of when a young man hits puberty and starts to take high interest in the opposite sex. The idea of cologne to help achieve these ambitious goals began to take place. The Axe company jumped at the opportunity and created a line targeting the younger male generation by using images…

times throughout the book he tells the boy not to be scared. When the boy falls ill the man is there to take care of him and help nurse him back to health. (McCarthy 248). The man is upset when the boy becomes sick, and wants him to feel well again. The man cares for the boy so much that he would do anything for him. From the way he cares for the boy many character traits are revealed. This illustrates that the man is a very caring and compassionate…

However, some civilizations/countries had slightly different views on men. For example, in Gilgamesh, even though women are still depicted as lustful and house wives, women represented more. They had power and were wise, helping the hero’s. However, in other novels, such as Things Fall Apart, women are more constrained, shown as someone much less than the men, always having to obey their rules/what they say. Women in these…

Views on Masculinity Where does one’s masculinity come from? This is one of the key questions addressed in Wes Moore’s book The Other Wes Moore. This book contains the coming of age stories of the author and another man named Wes Moore, who begin in similar circumstances but ultimately have two vastly different fates. The masculinity portrayed by Wes Moore and the Other Wes Moore’s male role models as they grew up led them to develop very different views of manhood, and their stories show that…

women deserve things without having anything to show for it. She goes on to say “Cause if you 'll treat me right, I 'll be the perfect wife”, which shows that she will only act in response to what a man does first. If the guy pleases her then she will be a pleasing wife in return, but this shows that the man has to be worthy and he has to work to win her. The song gives off the impression that women are easy and if they say no they don’t really mean it because through a few compliments you can…

According to Plato, a Greek philosopher, “He was a wise man who invented beer.” Even though this quote is from many years ago, it is still very true, with beer now being one of the three largest advertised products in an advertising industry with an annual revenue of over half a trillion dollars. Nowadays, beer companies, like all other companies, are trying their best to get more attention and win more consumers. Most beer ads target their customers with fantasy, like the Dos Equis 2011’s ad…

makes, even within their own gender, an individual is far different from the rest. Dominance can not be decided through comparing a genders’ stereotypical strength or weakness. Not all men are the same. Much can be said about the common stereotype of man. One stereotype which is the focus of the article “Why Women Aren’t Funny” by Christopher Hitchens, is the attribute of humor. In fact he is so bold to proclaim that men are in fact funnier than women. A way in which he justifies this statement…

Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier offers various opinions on what constitutes the ideal man. The descriptions serve as a paradigm for men of the noble class to emulate. In fact, Castiglione’s work sets the standard for what it meant to be a gentleman. According to him, being an ideal Renaissance man demanded total, conscious effort needed in mastering many traits, all the while making the ownership of these various characteristics seem uncontrived and natural. Because the…

What makes a man a man, and a woman a woman? There is no correct answer, perspectives will change contingent upon how a person was raised and what they were exposed to growing up. Society, over time, created expectations of both man and woman. Convictions of how a male or female should dress, talk, act, and even the occupations they should hold are all stereotypes deeply rooted into our society. As time progresses, new and younger generations create a greater number of people than before who…