Bethany Lopez
Ms Simons
English 3-4H
February 25, 2013
Is that Manly enough? The ways of which men affirm their masculinity are unsure and vague. There are fathers that show kindheartedness and love to their sons giving them courageous advice, building them up to be Men of heart, and then there are those that beat their wives, with no emotion, falling apart, causing appalling influences on their sons, creating disastrous traumas in a young boy’s eyes. In Chinua Achebe’s book, Things Fall Apart, articulate many themes from culture and traditions changing to Interpretations of masculinity. Masculinity is one of the main themes that Achebe expresses throughout his book; revealing reasons why the main character, Okonkwo, impair the ones he loves, slowly losing all he had, and to become the thing he most despised. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe gives Okonkwo a very masculine alpha man, the man of his huts. He is a famous wrestler, successful farmer, and one of the tribal leaders of his village. Okonkwo has three wives, and a lot of kids. “Do what you are told woman,’ Okonkwo thundered and stammered.’(Amazon kindle edition) Manliness led to underestimating women in his village, “He walked back to his obi to await Ojiugo’s return. And when she returned he beat her very heavily in his anger he had forgotten that it was the Week of Peace.”(Amazon kindle edition) After that his first two wives ran out to stop him. For this reason, he habitually beats his wives, even threatening to kill them from time to time. We are told that he does not think about things, and we see him act impulsively and unthinkingly. Yet others who are in no way effeminate do not act in this way. Obierika, unlike Okonkwo, “was a man who thought about things.”( Amazon kindle edition) Masculinity does not need violence in it definition. Obierika never attended the death of Ikemefuna. “Ikemefuna cry, ‘My Father, they have killed me!’ as he ran towards him. Dazed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak” (Amazon kindle edition) Okonkwo was fond of Ikemefuna; he was building up to be a great man, in Okonkwo’s mind. He hid his emotions from his fond children. After unpleasing the Gods, Okonkwo began to fall apart. It started during the Week of Peace, in the beating of his wife; he was punished for breaking the Peace of Anihad. “He said, ‘my father told me that he had been told that in the past a man who broke the peace was dragged on the ground through the village until he died—“(Amazon kindle edition) Okonkwo was not
This only serves to make her more ignorant by being able to see less that is really going on around her. Hulga’s ignorance and arrogance are evident in her interactions with Manly Pointer, and ultimately lead to the final climactic scene where she realizes that her beliefs were wrong. Manly gives the impression of being “real simple… just a country boy” (639). But he is a little more than just that. Hulga believes that she is smarter than him and also believes that she holds the…
you ever imagined being left alone in the woods for months and getting your own food? That was Matt. His father left him out of necessity to go back to Massachusetts to get his family. Because of this, Matt matured by taking on manly characteristics. He demonstrated manly characteristics of bravery of a man, the mind of a hard working farmer, integrity, and the ability to think on his own. Matt had shaggy brown hair, he was a strong and healthy teenager and his hands were as rough as sandpaper.…
useless lot of cry-babes!” to the littluns. It’s trying to say that if you believe in yourself and try to break your fears, it similar as making a dream come true. This gives Jack a opportunity to show his manly power. Jack is a hunter and has no fears and also insists that he is strong enough to kill the beast but he says that to interest the littluns to his tribe. He’s actually sick of the Littluns talking about the beast and making up nonsense. He wants to end this beast story and is aggressive…
a coward in thine own esteem...”, this effectively spurred his need to prove himself not cowardly and therefore manly. Yet believing her husband isn’t manly enough Lady Macbeth conjures the spirits in her soliloquy, “unsex me...” pleading to transcend the limits put on her because of her gender. Joan Larsen Klein suggests that this is Lady Macbeth not wanting to physically become manly but rather, “... act with the cruelty she ignorantly and perversely identified with male strength.” Lady Macbeth…
For the Shakespeare’s Macbeth creative project, my partner and I decided to re-work the play into a child-friendly, fairy tale version. We kept only the parts of the play that would be simple enough for children to understand. One of the motifs that we decided to put in the book was image of blood. Blood is an important symbol that represents the guilt which comes with sin. On the cover of the book the images reference the gender roles mentioned in the play that are not blatantly mentioned in the…
satisfying burger that will fuel them up. Carl’s Jr’s intended targeted audience for this burger is men who do not have the time to stop and eat because they are constantly on the go or crunched for time. They are men that are looked at and thought to be manly. They are also targeting consumers that are not focusing or counting calories, and also the consumers who are not afraid to get a little ketchup on their face and once again these consumers would be men. The intended audience would also be young men…
2014 Biracial “The Untranslatable word ‘Macho’", written by Rose del Castillo Guilbault, describes the word “Macho” and its meaning within two different cultures. In the Hispanic community, the word “macho” is mainly used for someone who is manly, responsible, and in charge. However, in America, “macho” describes a selfish and loud person, who is able to inflict pain. Like the misconception of the word Macho, in my world the word “biracial” and its misconceptions come to mind. In its true…
There are many people who i admire, from family, friends and even a few celebrities, that take part of my life. It’s hard to choose from. To me admiration is a kind of respect. But there aren’t alot of people on this world who is proud of me. The one person that’s a part of me forever is my father. He is the only person who had entered my life and made me look at things differently, and he is the one i admire. My mom has been there for me and my sister, ever since my dad…
may be "more mature, more socially conscience, and more sophisticated". The audiences of the commercials are similar in a couple basic ways. In addetion, the audiences are people who are old enough to drive. This is a given fact. Secondly, the commercials appeal to people who are financially stable enough, to buy or lease a new car. Both commercials also stereotype the people they are appealing to. A common stereotype of the upper class is that they are more mature, more socially conscience…
her mother, Eveline looks inside the room that she is in, “reviewing all its familiar objects” (4). Not only does Eveline have a connection between her and the avenue she used to play at, but to the things in her room as well. A connection strong enough where “she had never dreamed of being divided [from the ‘familiar objects’]” (4). Of the objects, she sees a “broken harmonium” (4). Later in the story, “Down far in the avenue she could hear a street organ playing” (6). This reminds Eveline of her…
