This Old Man

self reflective story “The Seventh Man”, Haruki Murakami tells about a man and his personal story of fear. Upon watching his best friend K. die in a wave right before his eyes, the seventh man is immediately struck with a sense of remorse that unfortunately stays with him as his life continues on. He is constantly at battle with his mind over whether he should or should not forgive himself for the incident involving K. Despite not being at fault, the seventh man feels responsible for the…

The rifle company Bushmaster wants you to “consider your man card reissued” as you get your hands on their manliness-boosting firearms. The advertisement features a lonely rifle depicted in front of a white background. It is clean and straight forward; this weapon will confirm your manliness. Between the lines of the poster is a sad story of gender norms that we still have to break. The reminiscence of the 1950’s nuclear family and the man as a provider and protector might strike most of us as…

man’s eye, she is inferior to him. In the vital communication between partners, this is very dangerous statement. Similar to a man’s feeling of inferiority, women can grow spiteful. I still remember when I was in high school dating a silly 16 year old boy. Whenever we were in an argument, he would snap and say that I should just “shut up, and take up my job of making sandwiches and feeding kids.” Although he did not mean this literally, it was a jab at my equality in the relationship; a…

Chosen Primary Identity Group My chosen primary identity group is being a male. To me, this is different than being a man due to societal standards of what a “man” is like. The male population is very interesting to me because even though they seem to be at the top of the food chain, they face many difficulties just as women do. I am positive that underneath that tough masculine physique plenty of concerns are at play. As a feminist, parts of me hate the male population for sexualizing and…

didn't work. I tried to see if it had film and it did. It had 7 images of film an old soldier. I decide to take a look at them for a while. What I saw was shocking and depressing. The First Picture: It had a picture of an office in the corner of the office was the American Flag. In the office an envelope was being given to a man from the General. Both men shook each other’s hand and in the other the General was giving the man an envelope. On the envelope it…

current day society for this abundance of sexism. Many of these ridiculous notions are passed down generationally or simply learned from watching our parents or elders in the community. Children began to pick up on these gender identities set up by society at a young age. Feminine and masculine attributes are generally viewed as opposites. The majority of males during their adolescence are taught that you must be strong, brave, aggressive, and territorial in order to become a man. Whereas,…

Loneliness and isolation are both factors of depression, ironically with this story in The Great Depression. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, set in The Great Depression, George and Lennie get a job at a ranch after previous failed attempts at other jobs due to Lennie’s childlike disorder. They start to get used to their jobs alongside with Crooks, Candy, and Curley and his wife. Lennie’s childlike disorder, however, caused him to accidentally murder Curley’s wife, which ultimately led to…

It can make them put on a front, act overconfident. Opposing to these reactions, fear can also make people run away or hide. In the mid to late 1900’s during the Vietnam War, soldiers were faced with this same fear. The men did not want to appear weak to each other, their community, their family, or to anyone. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried he reveals stories of the Alpha Company, a United States unit of foot soldiers, that he was in during the Vietnam War. Some men went to war to…

are seen to be less likely enlisted for work in comparison to white man. Caucasians encounter limitless pay and riches within the class standing. With that being said, whether black or white male, the article also states that any employment is mostly derived from men. As Michael Kimmel (Whitehead, 24) argued, masculinity defines standard classes, which is used to measure men. For example, in a society, the masculine role is for a man to be a provider, breadwinner, and protector. He who has not…

the heart of U.S. gender ideologies is the tale of Man the Hunter, Women the Gatherer” (Guest. p.194). The tale of Man The Hunter, Women the Gatherer is the idea where the women is supposed to be gatherers, that nurtured, passive, and home orientated. While the men are supposed to be the hunters that go out, and are more aggressive. The Ease Bake Oven advertisements encourages promotes that tale as it encourages girls to stay at home and bake. This can end up leading gender stratification as…