The Unknown Man

In the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, she uses the literal definition of the word ‘trifle’ and develops the word into a concept of revealing the bigger picture through the women characters in the story. The definition of the word trifle has several different interpretations. As a noun the dictionary says that it can be “a thing of little value or importance” or as a verb in third person says “treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect” (Webster 1966). Both of these book…

What does it mean to be a man or a woman? Many people think that being a man means to not cry, never show any fear, be strong, and never show your feelings. Society is prejudicing men by setting certain standards that they must live up to, to be accepted by others. In the article “The Causes of Prejudice”, Vincent N. Parrillo defines prejudicial attitude as either negative or positive. Since only negative attitudes lead to violent social relations, many people define prejudice as “system of…

Jane Austen openly criticizes the attitude of the era to the women and marriage. From the first line of Pride and Prejudice, the storyteller uncovers her sarcastic way to deal with marriage. If it was “a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife” then the women in the novel would not have to struggle so much (Austen, Pride and Prejudice 1). The irony of this initial sentence presents the novel stunningly. Her varied portrayals…

In the reading “Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code”, Michael Kimmel critics what it means to be a man and the “Guy Code” they are expected to follow. According to Kimmel, masculinity is a problematic social construct that invokes behaviors that men tend to follow unconsciously. The unconscious behaviors that men tend to follow is know as the “Guy Code” that is passed down to them when they were young. Kimmel claims that boys follow the “Guy Code” at a young age because they don’t want to be…

Pioneers!” are not shamed for their gender reversals, Alexandra is actually seemed to be praised for being masculine. Alexandra is the character that the audience gets to see gender reversal in. Carl is also described differently than the stereotypical man. While Alexandra and Carl are the most prominent characters that show gender disregard, or reversal, there are characters that show gender disregard in subtle ways. Lou and Oscar are seen as masculine, but when Alexandra, a woman, is given the…

clear: a suit is meant to have pants, and yet he wears shorts. A man is meant to have legs, and yet he does not. To go back to what was said earlier in this dissertation, he is a soiled resource. The effort to repurpose it is too great, and instead we leave it to rot. This is further reinforced by his shivering; the lack of care shown toward him. The 6th stanza stands as the most blatant disregard to his sacrifice. ‘Only a solemn man’, there is no family, nor friends who care, which works in…

On the surface, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is a classic tale that demonstrates the prominence of traditional gender roles. Within these confines Peter Pan comes across as a fearless leader and father figure to his lost boys. Even though he is objectively brave and presents as a strong male lead, Peter Pan is actually a very vulnerable character who is oblivious to his situation, and constantly sweeps the tough issue of growing up under the rug. Throughout the story, Peter uses various coping…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Movie Review The movie that we chose for this assignment is Big Daddy. This movie is about a 30-year-old man, Sonny decided to adopt a five-year-old child, Julian, in order to prove to his girlfriend that he is not a useless man and he is able to deal with adults’ challenges and responsibilities like others do (Maslin, 1999). There are a lot of bonding sessions between Sonny and Julian whereby Julian starts to learn social interaction from his ‘daddy’. Also, we…

Lady Macbeth is fueled by her desire for power and status. She is the prospect of being married to a King and possessing all of the wealth that is sure to follow it which leads her to start planning the downfall of their journey. The feature of Lady Macbeth’s first appearance is her immediate determination and ambition. Lady Macbeth is ready to do whatever is necessary to collect the throne. The theme of ambition is constantly recurring in the play; it starts off as Lady Macbeth being the more…

-------Strange noises, eerie stranger, and phantasms are things that often pull an audience into a suspenseful story. In Lucille Fletcher’s The Hitchhiker a man is driving from his home in Brooklyn to the west coast. Along the way he continues to see a man who makes him nervous. Eventually, this vision makes him question his sanity. This play works because of the plot decision that the author has made. Fletcher uses the element to plot to create an effective story. -------One of the first…