The snake hisses quietly, and glides across the floor like a slinky. It inspects underneath the table for a quick bite. Included in the text The Dinner Party, the colonel represents the stereotype that men of all ages have more self control. The young girl stands for the opposing spectrum. When the debate was coming to an end, people on the colonel’s side, a snake then slithers across Mrs. Wynnes’ foot. After a moment of fear she notifies the native boy. He lures the snake outside using milk. After moments when the snake finally goes outside, the naturalist solves the problem by locking the cobra in the exterior. The author uses the characters in the story to express a message by showing the control that the hostess has at dealing with fear during the occasion. This expressed the stereotype that women have no control with fear, and it became false. Self control is not determined by gender. The colonel stands for the rigid male perspective that men are stronger than women. This stereotype represents the fact that guys have more self control with fear than women. His heated conversation creates the conflict that is reflected in the rest of the story. This conversation revolves around the colonel and the young girl. During this point in time the colonial explains further on the point by saying that a man might feel like they want to scream, however they have that extra ounce of control. “A women’s unfailing reaction in any crisis is to scream” he discusses. Even though men