A View From the Bridge Essay

In 1966, the New Orleans public school system was changed in a prominent way, due to a young African American girl: Ruby Bridges. Ruby excelled in all subjects and was a deeply religious, brave girl. As she walked up the stairs on her first day of school, Ruby heard unmentionable comments about her and had to escorted by U.S. Marshalls. Through all the hardships, Ruby expressed her bravery by holding her head high and praying for all of those who estranged her from the community, imperiled her safety, and outcasted her due to her religious belief.

Born on September 8th 1960, six years later Ruby Bridges would be the first African-American child to attend an all white southern elementary school. After moving from her hometown Tylertown, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana in hope of a better life she was one of the many black children chosen to take the test. This test would determine whether the schools would become integrated or not obviously being designed for them to fail, but six passed one being Ruby. In November of 1960 when the Louisiana State Legislature could no longer fight segregation in schools Ruby would be the only African-American child attending William Frantz Elementary School. Ruby paved the way for Civil Rights actions, this makes her a Civil Rights Activist Leader and an inspiration to many.

Anthony Rotundo, in “Male Youth Culture”, describes the transition from youth to manhood as a confusing and difficult period. Male youth are often torn between wanting to become more independent, and wanting the comfort and relief of a home and a family. As a result, men often form organizations that support them as they grow into men. Horatio Alger’s “Ragged Dick,” parallels many of Rotundo’s comments through the early life of Ragged Dick and his quest towards respectability and manhood. This quest is the same that millions of young American men have confronted in their lives as they step away from their boyish past and look to their futures. Ragged Dick grows into a respectable man through the support of his community, his “family”, and his

Theroux, P. “Being a Man” English 102 Reader. Bedford/St. Martin’s. Boston, 2013 pages. 358-361. Print

By the way, my mom found an old gold watch that belonged to her one true love, Eddie; whom died in a car accident before she met my father-- and my dad asked if she wanted to give it to "one of the boys" (meaning Art, Rick, Lance or Liam) and she replied "No, Corinne, why don't you give it to Weston? He needs a nice watch to go with his work uniform." How sweet is that?? I literally teared up because, three years ago on Christmas eve my mom got waaaay to drunk and told this really heart wrenching story about Eddie dying and that being why she is so resentful towards my father; because he could never live up to the love she shared with Eddie. She ended up apologizing to my pops for blaming him for so long over something he had nothing to do

Michael Frayn wrote the partly autobiographical novel “Spies” in 2002. During the 1940s, there were fixed ideas about masculinity. Masculinity concludes that men should be audacious, independent and assertive. During World War II, men felt emasculated even more if they could not go out and brawl. Perhaps Mr. Hayward is a comment on the dangers of masculinity and social expectation; he feels he needs to overcompensate by always completing physical tasks and asserts more control over his household.

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly", was once said by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. This is an accurate quote to live by and refer to daily since following your instincts is usually the best decision for yourself. It leads you to do exactly what you want to do, instead of anyone getting to your mindset. This quote can also be shown in literature-characters go through hardships within there own minds. But when a third party expresses their own opinion of the problem then the character becomes confused and eventually withdrawled from what they really want. Accordingly, two works of literature that best show how following your heart(mind) is the better decision would be Tennesse Williams play The Glass

‘A view from the Bridge’ by Arthur Miller is set in the 1950’s based around Italian Immigration and the American Sicilian culture in America at that time. The Sicilian attitude towards society’s expectations of gender were very traditional which created the patriarchal society they live in, to which they transferred towards their new lives in the US. This meant men were expected to behave in a typical ‘masculine’ manner such as strong, hard-working and robust whereas women would be stay at home wives, taking care of the family and produce more children, however if someone were to act in a way different to their stereotype they would be outcasted or rejected to society. The definition of masculinity is to be in possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men which is shown through the characters of Eddie, Rodolpho and Marco in different ways.

Tall, dark, and handsome has long been the standard of a desirable man. There is undoubtedly something about a “man’s man” that is intriguing and beguiling. However, there must be a point where too much masculinity becomes a problem. As society continues to praise men with the biggest muscles, the nicest cars, and the most women, it is becoming increasingly hard to draw the line between healthy masculinity and toxic masculinity. In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, toxic ideas about what it means to be masculine ultimately ruins several characters, but most overtly Stanley, Stella, and Blanche, showing that toxic masculinity is a threat to everyone’s well-being, both male and

The movie surveyed a wide array of the troubles faced by boys and men as they try to navigate the realm of masculinity. A common theme was the command “be a man” and the cultural baggage that comes with living up to that ideal. To “be a man” means to not cry, to not be sensitive, to not let people mess with you, to respond with violence, to be angry, to drink, to womanize.

In today’s society, masculinity has changed throughout time. Fast forward one hundred years ago, masculinity is defined as being strong and having a good paying job. But as the world is changing so is the representation of manliness. You don’t have to show your dominance over men or women today, but you should support your family nowadays and we have all been brainwashed by the thought of masculinity from our ancestors. As men our reputation is always being valued but now it isn’t so much about our reputation but about caring for one another and especially for our families. Perspective of manhood is also a significant factor in portraying what masculinity is in the eyes of other people. Masculinity has been shown through money, appearance, and providing protection for your family members but as we shift into the modern world, masculinity is not seen as displaying the most discipline but caring for one another by taking out some of your time to help one another. Throughout the paper, I will be writing about my interviews from a broad spectrum of ages from one of my younger sisters to my dad with not friends not at Seb’s in between so I can get what it really means to be a man from all ages.

The novels ‘Big World’ and ‘Aquifer’ reveal deep insights into personal discoveries. Tim Winton explores personal discoveries of guilt through the narrators of both short stories. Both stories share similar traits, their main characters reflect on the past to discover their personal guilt. The narrator of Big World plans a road trip to escape from his home town and his failed final high school exams. He embarks on his trip, aware that his mother plans for him to repeat year 12 and begin a brighter future. The narrator discovers his incredible guilt for leaving his mother without considering her plans for him “there is an ache that is still there inside me” a metaphor implicates the emotion of guilt Winton conveys. Similar to Big World,

It is said that “love is worth more than the pain you will go through”, but will this pain lead you to death? Many marriages consist of two partners loving each other and being faithful to each other, however, sometimes a partner will have an affair with another individual which may lead to potential future consequences. The story “The Drawbridge” is about a disobedient Baroness that goes to see her lover with events that ultimately lead to her death. When analyzing the story, the person most guilty for the death of the Baroness is the Baroness’ lover because he had an affair with a married woman, limited their relationship to only a “romantic one”, and did not help the Baroness against the madman.

I believe this point of view accomplishes Hawthorne's purpose in "Goodman Brown". He does not want people to figure out if Goodman was dreaming or if it was reality. In my opinion, this was the best method in doing this. The point of view remains consistent throughout the story because the narrator never changes his point of view on anything. The narrator remains constant throughout the story even when the climax happens. Goodman Brown drives

At the beginning of the play, Eddie is portrayed as a sensible and smart character. Eddie and the girls (Catherine and Beatrice) all have a requited respect for each other – Beatrice: “Mmm! You’re an angel! God’ll bless you” – and there are no problems as such, even when the immigrants first come. He is also respected by the community – Alfieri: “He was good a man as he had to be in life that was.” But this dominant respect that he gains is what he is very used to and the slight changes where Catherine finds another man in her life and Beatrice also looks after the two immigrants (Rodolpho and Marco) effects Eddie hugely. The respect that he becomes used to is now shared by the women in his life between the men in his house and he craves for more attention. This can be considered one of his flaws that lead to his downfall. He is also shown caring for Catherine in the beginning of the play. He can be seen as a normal uncle or father – Beatrice: “She’s got a job.” Eddie: “What job? She’s gonna finish school.” He is also very proud of Catherine – “Sure she’s the best… You look like a