The Unknown Man

luring waters? One man is pulled toward the sea for exploring while he leaves his home spiritually and physically. The first section is about a man’s sorrowful and abstract life at sea. He feels a sense of “desolation” (26) in the fact he is far away from his home. His “sea-weary” (12) attitude is pitiful and plays on to his misery and his struggle of a love vs. hate relationship with exploring the uncharted sea. Anglo-Saxons believed exile was the worst punishment to be given. The man feels as…

The support for gender equality is not only applicable to women. In "Why gender equality is good for everyone - men included," Michael Kimmel's goal is to provide further explanation as to how gender equality is beneficial to all genders. Kimmel states that "making gender visible to men is the first step to engaging men to support gender equality"(5:03). In his performance, Kimmel focuses on the family "roles" which can be improved by promoting gender equality. Through the support of equality a…

doesn’t devote his quest to a lady, he does get tricked by an enchantress by the green knight. In the story Gawain admitted about the grindle, “by confessing your feelings you are free from fault and have openly paid penance at the point of my axe” (unknown, 185), and the green knight spared his life. Gawain learns his lesson and grows from his mistakes, which makes him a greater romantic hero. Romantic heroes are known for sincerity which Gawain portrayed in the story. Gawain shows courtesy,…

children like they used to be in the Greek civilization. In the 1200 BCE, women had responsibilities but was not considered the “man of the house” until later. Women were treated very poorly until a few cultures decided to move the women into the upper-class to be respected better, which made things better all around. The Respect for Women was a Greek document written by an unknown author. “Where is it? Get it!” These words would not have been said to woman, for women are not in the same class…

of anxiety and panic of the unknown. She exemplifies the idea of a “dystopian vision” and introduces the concept of standardization. The work explains the standardized man who works in” hive of a million standardized cubicles”(Radway 876), and sleeps in a standardized bed, and eats the same standardized food. Even though, the standardized man isn’t a real man, it illustrates the culture and norms that were present at this time. The severe reliance of the standardized man on the metaphorical…

geographical, cultural, and physical surroundings help shape the morality of the little boy. The Road takes place during a post-apocalyptic world, in which morals and humanity is questioned through the actions of cannibals, rapists, and murderers. The man and the boy go on a quest that carries on throughout the novel to head further down south in hopes of finding warmer weather. As Thomas C. Foster stated in How to Read Literature Like a Professor, “the real reason for a quest is always…

element in the trailer that differs. The man who is held up at gunpoint by the bride is later seen weeping in fear saying to someone “[i]t was the bride.” He displays strong emotions which begs the question why would the trailer exhibit a man showing emotions if it was promoting the idea of hypermasculinity and stoicism? The answer lies in the differences between Sherlock and the other man. Sherlock is a likable character who fans adore. The other character is a man shown sweating and shaking,…

When someone asks the average person about a surgeon, mechanic or a drill sergeant from the military, more likely than not they will instantaneously picture a man as one of those. For years we have held stereotypes about ethnicity, gender, age and so on and believe in most of them due to being a traditional belief for centuries. There have been IAT tests about hidden biases done by multiple scientist/professors to reveal to people about their biases and stereotypes that they may have not of…

essential to how the stories unfold. Throughout the given passage of Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo uses careful selection of detail, insightful points of view, and dynamic syntax that mimics and illustrates the changing relationship between a young man and his father. The first paragraph in the passage opens up in a very descriptive manner, painting a clear image of the scenery and allowing the first glimpse into the intimate bond that the two men share. Instead of being energetic, chaotic,…

defined by including the word masculinity. Because of this, the notion of what “being a man” (manhood) entails is often centered and pictured by society in similar terms. For the most part, manhood is thought to include some of the following characteristics: assertive, aggressive, independent, provider, rational, dominate, emotionless, etc. Due to the commonality that is associated between what constitutes “being a man” and masculinity, men are restricted from living a full human experience…