more. All of which are the characteristics of the boys who attended The Citadel in hopes of leaving the school as men. Susan Faludi‚ author of The Naked Citadel‚ writes about the problems within the prestigious school‚ the major problem‚ being sexism. The Citadel’s problem can be almost clearly supported by Malcom Gladwell’s Power of Context argument from his book the Tipping Point. The militaristic environment at the Citadel changes each cadet’s character into an extreme emotionally
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"whole man" as talked about in Susan Faludi’s essay "Naked Citadel" is undermined by the "whole-body seers" as well as the power of imagination as mentioned in Oliver Sacks essay. The "whole man" refers to the stripping of the individuality of young boys in order to turn them into men through monstrous ways while devoting their lives to the Citadel. However‚ Faludi’s own belief is something way different than the Citadel’s. Faludi ridicules the Citadel throughout her essay‚ mocking its effect as that
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Shelby Gruber Bitz Writ 101 2 November 2012 Shadow of Oppression As human beings‚ the need for power is as strong as a need for love or belonging. In The Naked Citadel by Susan Faludi the students grab this power from women or even other students. They are stripped down to nothing and the only way they see to regain this power is through dominating the opposite gender and even violently taking control of their own gender. Through Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi the male government and
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Established in 1842 as a public military college‚ the Citadel was a college filled with many traditions and full of pride that seemed to discriminate against female applicants. However‚ the Citadel’s way of accepting and admitting students can be easily challenged and argued. In Susan Faludi’s essay‚ “The Naked Citadel”‚ Malcolm Gladwell’s essay‚ “The Power of Context”‚ and Tim O’Brien’s essay‚ “How to Tell a True War Story”‚ the authors came to the same conclusion that the actions of the individual
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Adaptation’s Versatile Influence on Perception When one adapts to a new environment or lifestyle‚ one gains a new perspective‚ thus leaving the old one behind. In Susan Faludi’s text‚ “The Naked Citadel‚” soldiers willingly adapting to a sexist and violent way of living. These soldiers are trained to act and think a certain way‚ as a result leaving their old perspective behind. The idea that adaptation leads to a loss of perspective‚ can be related to Oliver Sack’s text‚ “The Mind’s Eye”‚ when he
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categories upon us. Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and the article “The Naked Citadel” by Susan Faludi are two pieces of work that help to demonstrate how outside factors attempt to enforce identity categories upon people. Conforming to and resisting identity categories help an individual to gain an identity
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The Citadel is a place that prides its self on tradition and the introduction of a woman into The Citadel created a fear for the loss of that tradition and as result a loss of identity. As Faludi was talking to cadets about the introduction of a woman into The Citadel she states‚ “But among the reasons most frequently heard for repelling Faulkner at the gate is this: “She would be destroying a long and proud tradition” (79). Here we can see that they “respell” her because they are afraid of losing
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A single-gender Society The Citadel‚ as described in Susan Faludi’s work “The naked Citadel”‚ is a place of arcane traditions‚ contradictions‚ and hidden motives. Not surprisingly for a traditionally all-male institution‚ many of these mysteries revolve around the role of gender. Describing it as a bastion of masculinity‚ while not entirely false‚ would be an oversimplification‚ as would thinking of it as a backwards institution full of hypocrisy. As is inevitable in an insulated institution attended
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experiencing high school with his friends. But ultimately‚ which one has more of an impact when it comes to shaping an individual’s identity? In Karen Armstrong’s “Homo religiosus‚” Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story‚” and Susan Faludi’s “The Naked Citadel‚” we can see the changes‚ or lack thereof‚ characters undergo due to certain experiences and more importantly the society they are a part of. First off‚ without going
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off and we didn’t know it! When we were underwater I could see my brother’s 6 inch dick and he saw my 4.5 inch dick but we never told each other that so I knew my brother was naked but he didn’t know he was naked and my brother knew I was naked but I didn’t know I was naked. The we got out of the pool and we saw each other naked and we thought we heard someone coming so we quickly jumped in the pool again but it was only our dog. The we saw our bathing suits and we quickly swam for them. My brother
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