The essay is about gender roles and societal expectations of manhood. The thesis is that ideals of manhood in America diminish men by promoting aggressive, tribal behaviors. Paul Theroux develops this thesis by providing examples of the struggles men face from childhood through adulthood to achieve an idealized version of manhood. While the language may be difficult, the target audience is both men and women, as the expectations of manhood described oppress both genders. Theroux dislikes narrow definitions of manhood that require physical strength and danger over intellectual abilities. His concept of manhood emphasizes proving one's self through aggression and physical feats rather than other strengths.
The essay is about gender roles and societal expectations of manhood. The thesis is that ideals of manhood in America diminish men by promoting aggressive, tribal behaviors. Paul Theroux develops this thesis by providing examples of the struggles men face from childhood through adulthood to achieve an idealized version of manhood. While the language may be difficult, the target audience is both men and women, as the expectations of manhood described oppress both genders. Theroux dislikes narrow definitions of manhood that require physical strength and danger over intellectual abilities. His concept of manhood emphasizes proving one's self through aggression and physical feats rather than other strengths.
The essay is about gender roles and societal expectations of manhood. The thesis is that ideals of manhood in America diminish men by promoting aggressive, tribal behaviors. Paul Theroux develops this thesis by providing examples of the struggles men face from childhood through adulthood to achieve an idealized version of manhood. While the language may be difficult, the target audience is both men and women, as the expectations of manhood described oppress both genders. Theroux dislikes narrow definitions of manhood that require physical strength and danger over intellectual abilities. His concept of manhood emphasizes proving one's self through aggression and physical feats rather than other strengths.
The essay is about gender roles and societal expectations of manhood. The thesis is that ideals of manhood in America diminish men by promoting aggressive, tribal behaviors. Paul Theroux develops this thesis by providing examples of the struggles men face from childhood through adulthood to achieve an idealized version of manhood. While the language may be difficult, the target audience is both men and women, as the expectations of manhood described oppress both genders. Theroux dislikes narrow definitions of manhood that require physical strength and danger over intellectual abilities. His concept of manhood emphasizes proving one's self through aggression and physical feats rather than other strengths.
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What is the essay all about? What Is its thesis?
It’s all about gender roles in society because sometimes men don’t act like who they really are, they act more manly to please society.
The thesis of Theroux's essay is that the idea of manhood in America diminishes men and burdens them by holding aggressive, tribal ideals of how men should be. Theroux demonstrates this ideal when he states in paragraph #2, “'Be a man!
How did Paul Theroux develop the essay’s thesis?
he thesis was developed by citing examples of the struggles of a male to become a man from his childhood until his adulthood.
What do you think is the purpose of the writer?
The purpose of an author in being a man is to look to his own perspective and able to interact tp his own work as it's own opinion, this is also needed so people can relate to the author's work without misunderstanding or miscommunication.
Base on the language and style of the writer, who do you think is the target audience of the essay? both men and women. Not only are men able to relate, but women as they remembered in the fact that they face the same oppression as the one described by Theroux.
Why does Theroux dislike being a man
He dislike being a man because he believes that there are is discrimination and set standards of being masculine. Being a writer, he stated that no amount of intellectual ability will prove him as a man unless he is engaged in any physical or dangerous activity to show his alpha traits.
base on his different definitions, what is his concept on being a man?
From his definitions, a man is someone that proves himself to be physically fit and aggressive. And his fellow men uphold these standards and ensures that any type of strength will not be considered as “manlier” than wrestling or hunting. does your concept of manhood/ manliness discuss in the warm-up activity match to Theroux concept of manhood? What accounts for the similarities or differences? What/who has influenced your definition of the concept? yes, until now I’m always thinking that if I am not muscular would I be called a man? The same with Theroux but the differences of our concept of manhood is that I always think that being a man don’t need to be aggressive. No one ever heard any of my concept about being a man because I’m a shy person and can only talk to the person who I can really share my thoughts and secrets.
what do you think of Theroux definitions of manhood?
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