Explain and critique masculinity as homophobia. Homophobia: -noun irrational fear of‚ aversion to‚ hatred of‚ or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. According to Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary‚ that is the definition of homophobia. Interesting isn’t it? to see homophobia on the same page as hepatitis‚ herpes‚ and HIV among others. Before this class I wouldn’t have expected to find it there. I mean honestly
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where an emasculating experience occurs‚ which could have happened because he has been rejected or mocked by many for breaking down at war and has been sent to a hospital to recover. It was seen that men who broke down‚ cried or admitted fear were sissies‚ weaklings‚ failures and not men‚ therefore for this was an explanation for his dream. Anderson was being chased by his father in law in his dream whilst in his uniform‚ so this could suggest Anderson is going to be looked down at for being ill by
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Exploring the construction of hegemonic masculinity‚ we go through a contradicting state of the definition of manhood. Although contradictions appear‚ it is socially adapted and able to reside without conflict. Take manhood as this‚ “We think of manhood as a transcendent tangible property that each man must manifest in the world” (Kimmel‚ 1994). Meaning that manhood is merely an idea which is drilled into a man’s head by society‚ “Gender‚ we said‚ was an achieved status” (West and Zimmerman‚ 2015)
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advocating for throughout Hard Times. In regards to Sissy Jupe‚ Dickens utilizes allusion a little differently than he does throughout the rest of the book when describing various characters and situations. Previously‚ Dickens used allusion to emphasize negative aspects of characters and utilitarianism. But with Sissy‚ he uses allusion to support virtuous behavior and to emphasize the goodness of love‚ altruism‚ and the use of imagination; none of which are recognized within the Gradgrindian School
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that a person needs more than just fact in their life. The novel examines the utilitarian system through various characters such as Tom‚ who has been brought up in the utilitarian education system. Dickens exposes his own views on this system through Sissy Jupe‚ the uneducated daughter of a circus master‚ and the positive influence she has on the Gradgrind family. Thomas Gradgrind has a strong rationalist philosophy and believes that fact‚ and fact alone is the one thing needful but through the satirical
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school. Also in this chapter Mr. Mcchoakumchild is introduced who is one of the teachers at the school. Lastly‚ a boy named Bitzer and a girl named Sissy Jupe enter the story. 3. Through this chapter Thomas Gradgrind hires Mr. Mcchoakumchild as a teacher in his school. He makes it clear to teach the students nothing but facts. Mr. Mccoakumchild asks Sissy Jupe for the definition of horse. She cannot answer but Bitzer gives him a satisfying definition. Chapter 3 1. This chapter takes place mostly
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pre-suicide soliloquy accepts his emasculated body. He wants the characters to “speak of [him] as [he] [is]” (5.2.340) as either a savage beast‚ and emasculated man or both . In addition‚ Iago mocks Othello’s emasculated body with “Are you a man? Have you a soul‚ or sense?” (3.3.378‚ pg 233). where his “soul [and] sense” are his martial body qualities‚ his soulless murder of Desdemona and illogical suicide render him an emasculated body. These examples confirm Othello’s emasculated body works against the masculine
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unnamed man with a severe insomnia whose alter ego‚ Tyler Durden‚ creates a destructive cult based around a fight club. Throughout the book‚ there are many hidden themes‚ one which is emasculation. In Fight Club‚ the men of that generation are being emasculated. Castration is the biggest sense of emasculation to exist due to the lack of testosterone. The protagonist goes to a testicular cancer support group to relieve his stress from everyday life. The idea alone of a testicular cancer support group shouts
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anything frivolous or with imagination. He instructs the children that facts are the only thing that matters in life. He demonstrates this when he calls on girl number twenty. Upon finding out her name is Sissy‚ he immediately states that she should be called Cecilla‚ not Sissy even though Sissy is her given name. He asks what her father does and quickly stops her when he finds out he is a horsebreaker in the circus. This occupation is not acceptable and although he says he doesn’t want to discuss
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was Hard Times for everyone. Sissy Jupe‚ who grew up among Sleary’s Horse Riding Circus‚ and was not exposed to the harsh doctrine of the Gradgrind family until later in life‚ represents the imaginative creativity and generosity that the Gradgrind family misses. The coming together of Sissy and Loo‚ at the conclusion of the novel at the circus‚ represents what Dickens believes industrial England needs. "Let me lay this head of mine upon a loving heart‚" Loo says to Sissy at the end. In his novel
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