“Men are the savage and brutal forces of society.”
English essay plan
Introduction:
In both texts, the men can be seen as forces of society, however the men in Street car show far more brutal and savage behaviour, where as the men in All new people, to a certain extent reflect freedom from the gender expectations and social structures of previous generations.
Paragraph one:
• Introduce and compare the male characters of both texts.
• Jobs, roles and masculinity
Stanley Myron Mitch Charlie
Engineer in a factory
- Physical labor Fireman
- Predominantly a male job
- Physical labor Sensitive Sensitive
Power – show in his physical attributes Drug dealer – expresses masculinity Insecure
- The coat Insecure
- find quotation
Power over Stella – gives her money - Crime guns Predominantly a male job Not taken seriously by his peers
- The beta male Not taken seriously by his peers
- The beta male
- Myron questions everything
Alcohol – expresses masculinity
- Pg 30-31 student pack Changes around blanche
- Talks more
Alpha male Goes to the gym – shows his hidden masculinity
Manipulates women
- Has a desire for women
Paragraph two
Although all the men are masculine/ show their masculinity in different ways, the men in both texts are vulnerable in one way or another when it comes to the women in their lives.
Stanley Myron Mitch Charlie
Sees Blanche as a threat
- Find quotations ‘baits’ out Emma’s life and what happened ‘never known anybody like you’ Self absorbed
Brutal because he got rejected Educated, has class she’s different – totally focused on Blanche His ex girlfriend
- The music He likes her gentle….
The way she carries herself Opens himself up fully Page 87-88 – use quotations important Sympathetic towards Mitch after The ending he goes mad when blanche is taken away.
Introduction:
In both texts, the men can be seen as forces of society, however the men in Street car show far more brutal and savage behaviour, where as the men in All new people, to a certain extent reflect freedom from the gender expectations and social structures of previous generations.
Paragraph one:
• Introduce and compare the male characters of both texts.
• Jobs, roles and masculinity
Stanley Myron Mitch Charlie
Engineer in a factory
- Physical labor Fireman
- Predominantly a male job
- Physical labor Sensitive Sensitive
Power – show in his physical attributes Drug dealer – expresses masculinity Insecure
- The coat Insecure
- find quotation
Power over Stella – gives her money - Crime guns Predominantly a male job Not taken seriously by his peers
- The beta male Not taken seriously by his peers
- The beta male
- Myron questions everything
Alcohol – expresses masculinity
- Pg 30-31 student pack Changes around blanche
- Talks more
Alpha male Goes to the gym – shows his hidden masculinity
Manipulates women
- Has a desire for women
Paragraph two
Although all the men are masculine/ show their masculinity in different ways, the men in both texts are vulnerable in one way or another when it comes to the women in their lives.
Stanley Myron Mitch Charlie
Sees Blanche as a threat
- Find quotations ‘baits’ out Emma’s life and what happened ‘never known anybody like you’ Self absorbed
Brutal because he got rejected Educated, has class she’s different – totally focused on Blanche His ex girlfriend
- The music He likes her gentle….
The way she carries herself Opens himself up fully Page 87-88 – use quotations important Sympathetic towards Mitch after The ending he goes mad when blanche is taken away.