Masculinity In Milkman's Pilate

He got his name by being compliant to his mother and just doing what she told him to. Throughout the story Milkman is in the middle of all the problems, being pulled about and just going with the flow of things. Milkman never tries to cause or solve

Norm shows his masculinity by supporting his wife and making sure she can get a good start to the day by cooking for her. Marge is a great detective, who catches and solves the case of the murders. Both Marge and Norm are very good at what they do and this role reversal in no way takes away either one of their identities as either male or female. Marge is great at all the ‘manly’ things without giving up her female qualities which is clearly portrayed in her pregnancy.

You can see that John Proctor is a good man, he tries to help everyone and he does not meddle in the lives of others, he is considered an upstanding member of the community. John Proctor is a hardworking middle aged farmer, husband, and father. People love and respect him although they know he is not without human failing. For example with Mary, when the Counsel take Proctor’s wife, He starts to scream at her and almost hits her. I understand that he doesn’t want to lose his wife but, he can be gentler with her or when he has an affair with their teenage servant Abigail Williams, a girl that tells lies, manipulates her friends and the entire town, and eventually sends innocent people to their deaths.

For example, Curley 's wife represents all women in America during this time period. “If I catch any one man and he is alone, I get along fine with him.” Curley 's wife is a very nice person, but a lot of people especially Curly won’t give her a chance ever. Curley 's wife 's name is irrelevant to all the men, she doesn’t really have a voice in what goes in and is a possession to Curly more than a person. Another person that represents an archetype is Slime.

The amount of torment one human can endure is amazing, and Delia Jones in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” isn’t exempt. She manages to hold together a home, work full-time, clothe and feed her extremely abusive husband. The question lingers; how can one continue to live in this kind of situation. It seems that for Delia, God plays a big part in her life, and Zora has appropriately left behind contextual references, symbols and representations in “Sweat”. Faith is a major theme utilized in the short story, while Sykes’ timely end rewards Delia for her priest-like patience.

Parenting is crucial to the development of a child. In the play “Fences”, it is evident that Rose is a more capable parent than Troy. When Lyons, Troy 's oldest son from his previous marriage, comes to visit, he 's immediately greeted with a motherly kiss and is offered supper by Rose. On the other hand, Troy states, “You was in the neighborhood cause it 's my payday.” He believes Lyons only comes around for money and treats him with hostility.

This shows that she is actually intelligent not a dumb girl. Throughout the entire time her husband, Aylmer, is experimenting on her she knows exactly what is going on and what it can and very possibly will result in, death. She is a strong woman that can be mistaken as weak by how devoted she is to her husband, but all she wants is for him to be happy which is why she follows through with his

This play is a perfect example of a woman, following what she believes in and accomplishing her goal. In society, women are faced with many challenges that men just don't have to deal with. To this day, women are treated as inferior to men in every setting; work, school, public and even in households. Although I do think that Sophocles did separate Antigone's character, making her more independent and unconventional than the “traditional woman,” I think that there is more to the story. Sophocles still included Haiman, making him seem more heroic due to the fact that he defends her and kills himself over her body.

In our society, men feel the need to show off their dominance by paying for everything, like a woman’s meals for example. Miller shows off this new concept of female power by having Sue go against the normal and pay for Jim’s schooling, a very abnormal thing at

They play a strong role not only by supporting their families but also by determining the destiny of their community as well as their nation. But, from times immemorial, man has kept her as his own personal property and thus not allowed to develop her own individuality. Our patriarchal societies have a particular mindset that the male is superior to the females, physically as well as

This makes her a winner because in her society men where the head of the family and for Hester she had to take this role in a patriarchal society. Hester seems to provide for her daughter with the help of no men in her life, although in her society men have to be the head of the family she seems to be the one in charge. All men in

Baruch is very well traveled and has knowledge about the world, which you would not expect from a religious person, most people would think majority are more close minded. He showed cultural diversity and broke the stereotypes of being a learned and cultured man, both him and his wife are professionals, he is an educator and runs an all girls school. He broke all contacts towards thinking that all religious people are judgmental towards everyone unlike them, as well as they are more open to women 's roles and rights than most people think, such as that his wife runs a company, and is not subjugated. Without the constructs of religiosity as interpreted by orthodoxy, someone can still become a modern individual that can maintain religious doctrine as well as live in a worldly

Candy looks to someone for guidance. Someone powerful in the bunkhouse; Someone named Slim. Candy needs the okay from the powerful one to stop Carlson 's request. This and every other event in the book is controlled by the powerful people. Power and the absence of power shape the relationships and steer the course of events in Of Mice and Men.

This showed how crazy and unheard of that something different- Kira- survived and was still living after her trial (51). It also helped develop the conflict because this divided community where the rich and the poor were clearly sorted, helped Kira meet Jo because if they didn’t live in the Council Edifice, Thomas would never had heard her cry (119, 123). Likewise, the timing of the story was right because at one point in America, only the rich had running water and the poor still had to get water from outside. This book is set at a time similar to that time, although the location is different.

Within marriage, wives are frequently assumed as homemakers while their husbands pursue the paycheck. As a result, husbands are viewed as more successful and powerful financially, politically, and socially. However, much of this success can actually be attributed to their wives, Without the