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How they know such difficult words are a different matter and will be discussed in later paragraphs, however the fact stands that masculinity is often correlated with economic power which is linked quite directly as a result of capitalism. Everyone is pursuing American dream where the limit of one’s wealth is the limit of one’s ability to earn it, and in a capitalist society, this is basically one of the core motions of its people. Liberty also plays a role in defining masculinity. It could be understood that womanizer is one of the traits of men by interpreting it as a way for a man to express freedom. Being able to choose any and as much women as you want also linked to power which is also considered as one of the most important traits of being a man.
Rosemary Okumu PSYC 1113 – Section 11/18 /2016 Gender Gender is the state of being male or female. Male are thought to be adventurous, aggressive, strong whereas females are to be affectionate, attractive, shy and sexy. While I highly identify with my feminine gender characteristics, at times l possess masculine characteristics like confidence, ambition, and sometimes aggression.
Response The documentaries Tough Guys and Killing us Softly, really brought to light the way masculinity and femininity are represented in our society. The characteristics and associations that are made when these words are thought of are bizarre and not natural. I strongly believe that both masculinity and femininity are learned characteristics from the human environment. I often wonder if people would even have these ideas and characteristics that are associated with gender in the beginning of time, or if people have slowly began to define and differentiate the genders throughout the evolution of time.
Marlina (2015) discussed about patterning the quests of the heroes in question using Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. The author tries to demonstrate that the chosen female heroes for this research: Psyche, Artemis and Katniss, qualify as male heroes. According to traditional beliefs, differences between male and female behavior are genetically or biologically determined. However, recent research has discovered that these differences are actually based on the gender concept or socially constructed. Miller (2012) mentioned that gender is ‘the changeable roles, activities, behaviors, and personality features that a society views’ and is an ideal standard for men and women.
When one thinks about masculinity it is characteristically applied to males, and when it is applied to females it is not a complement. Both Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and Beebo Brinker by Ann Bannon toy with the idea of masculinity. The only difference in the way they use masculinity is the bodies they chose to apply them to. Baldwin chooses to apply masculinity to the typical man, and Bannon applies to a female character. Baldwin applies masculinity to the character of David, and by doing this it causes David to match the ideals of heteronormativity.
How does one define masculinity? Masculinity, in the past, has been used as a way to define how men traditionally responded to tense situations with anger or intimidation, as well as bottling their feelings so as to not let them show during situations where they deem emotions as “too feminine” or in delicate situations. However, it should not be used as a term to define a man anymore because there is a wide variety of what can make a person, whether a man or woman. Nonetheless, an example of original masculinity is shown throughout the novel, The Kite Runner. The author, Khaled Hosseini, developed the theme of traditional masculinity by showing the world through the eyes of a boy named Amir who grew up in an overtly masculine environment,
In the real world today, you are expected to sign up for the military, (3)and possibly put your life on the line, before you can even think about drinking alcohol. I don’t get why you can put your life on the line for your country, start a family, go to college, be tried as an adult(1), but you can’t drink without an adult until age 18. Aren’t you an adult at age 18? Why can you make STUPENDOUS decisions like driving, buying a car, going to college, or finding a career, but the government won’t let you drink alcohol? I believe that you should be able to drink alcohol at age 18.
A24’s 2016 film Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins, contributed to the coming of age film genre by offering a new perspective that had been excluded from film for too long. This Oscar award winning film was one of the first LGBTQ+ coming of age movies to be recognized by the academy, and it opened the doors for future inclusive films. Moonlight follows the struggle in personal identity through Chiron, a black gay man, through three distinct stages of his life. Chiron’s struggle with his identity is due to the complicated relationship between sexuality and masculinity- as Chiron represses his homosexuality in fear of not being masculine enough.
In this episode Claire and Phil lied to their kids about driving back home, when they actually stayed a couple days in New York. Phil felt horrible for lying but Claire talked him through the right reasons for doing it. While on the phone speaking to the kids Claire knew exactly what to say, but Phil was a little fragile when it came to lying. Claire gender role is typical for a Mother, she’s dominant and holds everything in place for her family. Watching two episode, you can see that their home can’t function without her.
“Masculinity as Homophobia” an article by S. Kimmel, that talks about how men these days have the fear of being judged and ranked based on their manhood. There are some arguments that the Professor mentions and uses in his article that supports his argument and some experiences from other people 's perspective in life of men over the years. The author’s main argument is about how men these days are being watched and judged closely based on how they walk, talk, eat, dress, move and look like. The author explains how the world is judging men and how it tries to take that power and that pride of being a man.
The Hanging Garden, while not a true fantasy film, uses elements of the fantastical in order to tell a story and to present a spectrum of masculinity. The film, in my opinion, best uses mystery and the extraordinary to present this spectrum. Specifically, the simultaneous existence of the Sweet William who commits suicide, the Sweet William who leaves as an adolescent, and the even younger Sweet William really allows the viewer to compare the types of masculinity that are presented in The Hanging Garden as they all have different dynamics to the other masculine figures in the film. One of the first scenes that exemplifies this dynamic is when we see, or rather just hear, the alcoholic father hit William. This shows the father as a bullying
Masculinity and feminine overtime transform due to genetics, family background. And society. Gender shows how a person attitude, behaviors values, and cultures describe males and females. In picturing Will, Ann Beattie presents three different characters. Jody is a successful wedding photographer and a single mother after divorcing from Wayne.
At the beginning, there are stereotypical masculine and feminine homosexual traits attributed to Cam and Mitchell. Cam could be labeled as the more feminine one, as he is very sensitive, outgoing and colorful. Mitchell on the other hand is the source of income, and has a more rugged look to him. However, the show rises above these stereotypes by making Cam’s character the more athletic handyman and Mitchell a worrier and highly dependent on his husband. Another stereotype that is surpassed in this family is that men are incapable of serving as maternal figures.
It is the same for males and females. Sometimes, we are lost in stereotypes when we concern masculinity and felinity. Women are not as strong as men; women should be submissive and obey their husbands; men should be tough and never cry; men are always the center and top. But as we known, there are women who are more capable than men, and there are men are emotional and cry. Who defines "masculinity" and "feminity"?
Feminist literary criticism’s primary argument is that female characters have always been presented from a male’s viewpoint. According to Connell, in most literary works, female characters often play minor roles which emphasize their domestic roles, subservience and physical beauty while males are always the protagonists who are strong, heroic and dominant (qtd. in Woloshyn et al.150). This means that the women are perceived as weak and are supposed to be under the control of men. Gill and Sellers say that feminist literary criticism’s approach involves identifying with female characters in order to challenge any male centred outlook.