Masculinity In Where The Wild Things Are
In the book Where the Wild Things Are (Sendak, M. 1963) the illustrations and text support the link of masculinity to the pleasure of power and domination. The main character Max continues masculine characteristics throughout, displaying aggression and domination towards the characters around him.
In the text Max responds to being called a “Wild Thing” by his mother with “I’ll Eat You Up” retaliating to his mother’s comment by talking back. In the first page Max’s masculinity is expressed by holding a hammer and building a cave for himself as he wears a wolf suit. The evidence of pleasure and domination is displayed when Max leaps of the stairs holding a fork, high in the air. The small dog which is looking nervous and running away from Max,
In the text Max responds to being called a “Wild Thing” by his mother with “I’ll Eat You Up” retaliating to his mother’s comment by talking back. In the first page Max’s masculinity is expressed by holding a hammer and building a cave for himself as he wears a wolf suit. The evidence of pleasure and domination is displayed when Max leaps of the stairs holding a fork, high in the air. The small dog which is looking nervous and running away from Max,