Mansfield contrasts the “manly” man and the “sensitive” man. He feels that the two are incompatible because if the two were equal, there would be no need for on or the other. They would become interchangeable and there would be no differences. I hate to think that because it seems so unfair that two cannot exist together. However, I understand it because the two sexes need to compliment each other There needs to be that balance. It's like, woman have to do their womanly jobs, and men have to do the manly jobs and that's way our society works.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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I completely agree with your post Lauren. Both sexes create that balance which is needed in our world to insure that everything compliments each other, as you said. Mansfield does show that the manly man and sensitive man can not be interchanged. If they were, then that balance would not exist. There is nothing wrong with a man being “gentlemen” like and assisting or being cordial to a lady. To me, that is the way every man should act and live their life. Sensitive men are not truly men according to Mansfield definition. Sensitive men sympathize with women. This should not be the way a man acts. He is not a woman. So, how can he sympathize with her feelings, wants, and needs?
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