The Men We Carry In Our Minds Summary

Sanders writes that he received a scholarship which allowed him to attend college. There he tells us that he met many women who thought men were hoarding all of the delights of the world. Sanders explains how he could not understand their thoughts. He writes about how he could not see any pleasures that the men he knew of were hiding from women. It seemed the opposite to him. Sanders informs us that as a youngster, he even admits to having had envy for women. According to him, they held interest in the arts,

As many women struggled to retain their values and traditions, there were existing male dominated conceptions of race and white dominated conceptions of gender. Kimberle Crenshaw describes the concept of intersectionality where race and gender interact in various ways to shape multiple dimensions experiences for different groups

Chapter 8 describes many examples of how women are discriminated against in society. The very beginning of the chapter we see a picture of a role model Rosia Rezaee. She is a member of the Afghan Women’s Boxing Club in Kabul, Afghanistan, she is not only fighting in a boxing ring, but also she is a huge fighter for women rights and their freedom in Afghanistan. When I say freedom, there are still small rural villages where young women do as the family says. The reason she is a huge role model for these women is because women in Afghanistan are afraid to speak out due to fear of abuse, again speaking more of the rural areas. Majority don’t acknowledge the inequality towards them because they are used to it, and by obeying the family rituals,

As Sanders later develops his image of a hardworking man being either a “warrior” or “toiler”, he bridges the gap between the poor and the rich by mentioning his scholarship to college. “A scholarship enabled me not only to attend college, a rare enough feat in my circle, but even to study in a university meant for the children of the rich”(para. 7). This transition also enables him to talk about the hardships that the women experienced in comparison to the men. “And for the first time I met women who told me that men were guilty of having kept all the joys and privileges of the earth for themselves” (para. 7).

Intersectionality has a significant impact on the feminist movement for several reasons; first is recognition of varying oppressions, second the inclusiveness of others facing oppression, and third how the recognition and inclusiveness can help reach equality. Intersectionality and the growing recognition of it has provided a better look at the amount of different oppressions that exist Through the understanding of intersectionality it becomes clear that race and sex are not the only factions that experience oppression, this awareness has led to the desire to “address a whole range of oppression.” (Combahee, pg. 4) Race and sex are no longer the sole focus of

Just like the author, until we see the world, our experiences will be the only thing we use to judge the world off of. Some have firsthand experiences of inequality and some do not. Some are exposed to it early in life and some still live in oblivion. While the author was growing, men and women played different roles. The men he knew worked

Sanders writes an argument entitled, “The Men We Carry in Our Minds,” to give some assistance to those who don’t understand where he is coming from. The story narrates the problems of sex and societal class issues. “Though it is a short work, it demonstrates the troubles that lie among the rich and the poor, males and females in society” (Sanders). Sanders was born in a poor family that only understood hard labor as a way of making a living. When he was a young kid he saw the harsh working conditions that men undergo through just to sustain their families.

Not understanding that some women can be strong and independent, the men lashed out feeling threatened. Women now and then are pushed under in forms of inequality. Although not nearly as harsh as during the time period of “Half-Hanged Mary”. Women are still forced into a world of inequality. For every dollar a man makes, a woman in the same job is paid seventy nine cents.

He becomes envious of women because of their “easy” lives. As he says though if he knew then what he knew now he wouldn’t have envied them so much. This text focuses on the gender role of a man. A man must: be a hard worker, the bread winner, make sure there is food on the table, and above all else he must make sure that his family is safe. When Sanders went to college he meet women who vituperated him just because he was a man. These women were angry that men held opportunities from them. Sanders could not understand why women would want to be subjugated to the slavery that he imagined when he was told that a woman has the right to work like a man. “I didn’t see, then, what a prison a house could be…” Sanders discovers that being trapped in a house all the time could be as bad as working like a slave all the time, and that is why he considers himself an ally to the women as they get their

Title of Your Report The Men We Carry in our Minds, written by Scott Russell Sanders, is writing on the author’s perspective and retells the social issues and new ideas he experienced as he grew up. Sanders does not clearly state in detail“The methods of fiction”, although he achieves in delivering the message to the readers. The author accomplishes this, by using different techniques from ordinary structures such as using the difference of social classes as characters, applying concepts that are well known to the reader in order to establish the plot, above all pointing out some social problems that are still relevant in order to deliver the message .

Intersectionality assists with our interpretation of the term “patriarchy” as it describes the process of being simultaneously privileged and oppressed by various characteristics of our identities. Patriarchy fixates on gender inequality while intersectionality emphasizes the layered discrimination individuals face from aspects of their self- identity. As discussed by the Hunter College in the “Intersectionality” article, “Some within a given group may even benefit from the oppression and discrimination of others, such as when rich white women benefit from the typically low wages of domestic workers, or gays and lesbians in the West benefit from distributions of global resources that advantage the West.” When individuals benefit by gaining

As a man from a poorer community, Sanders feels as if the struggle that many women face in gaining positions of higher status is the same that he would face as a lower-class male. The argument he makes, while understandable, still misses the mark. The discussion at hand is about gender inequalities, not socio economic class differences. Women, despite their social class, face more struggles in their everyday lives than men do when competing for the same positions. His argument is rather compelling, however, calling himself an ally to feminists as he can understand the

If there is one thing to be taken from materials covering social injustice it is that those who possess privilege are blind to it. This is not necessarily a refusal to see the reality of inequality, but there is a hindrance. It is like a horse with blinders to block peripheral vision. A white, upper-middle class male is aware of what is right in front of him, prestige built from hard work. Outside of the blinders are the groups that experience oppression, being taken advantage of for cheap labor or the people that experience prejudice on an everyday basis.

In many societies, many people are oppressed due to their genders, races, religions, sexual orientation, and many more classifications. Although, for women it seems that no matter what race or ethnicity or sexual orientation they are, they are always oppressed as women. As stated by Fyre (1983), “Women are oppressed, as women…but men are not oppressed as men”, for men can be oppressed by their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, financial status, but they are never disadvantaged by being oppressed as men. Women have, and are still climbing a long up-hill battle to achieve the same goals that men get due to different privileges. Men already have a privilege over women due to first and foremost their gender.

China and Japan were both countries of isolation until pressure from Europe also known as the West demanded change. The two isolation countries followed old traditions, which made the desire to change almost inconsiderable. As you read, you’ll see the drastic impact the West had on these countries, and how two countries so similar had such different reactions. The Japanese and the Chinese differed in their responses to change.