The Male in Society

The male experiences in the modern society limit men in their feelings, but they also ignite men to
strive for a better outcome. This happens in both essays, written by Goldberg and by Greene. First,
Goldberg says in his essays that men in society cannot show any type of emotions that are linked
with weakness, such as love or sadness. If a man were to be put in a situation where their
manliness is put at risk, the reaction will be very strong. This occurs in Goldbergs essay when he
states, He would, for example, rather die in the battle than risk living in a different way and being
called a coward or not a man. (Goldberg, 1970). Men are required to have a lack of feelings in
their life to be able to be called a man. This is different form Greenes essay because this author
doesnt talk about manliness and the importance of this, but more the motivation that comes from
these feelings is what ignites the success of people. This occurs when the author talks about one of
the interviews and says, I would never again be told I wasnt good enough. (Greene, 1997).
These are the main differences between the two articles, but there are also some similarities. Some
of these are the expectation of the man in society. Men are shown since little that they shouldnt
show emotion and this occurs in Greenes essay when people talked about the failed experiences
and they went away of people so emotion wasnt leaked from them. These are the reasons by which
the two essays by the different writers are similar, but also different.