ENG235H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Paratext, Two Trees Of Valinor, Hypermasculinity
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Socially and culturally-constructed notions of masculinity and femininity. Note the physical appearance of the two guys on the left (when. Keith awakens from passing out in biology class: pimples disfigurement of the bug is like pimples made more grotesque/significant. When keith cuts open the frog, sees foot w/ gash: when chris shows keith her cut foot in the forest i couldn"t believe it. Looking at keith and chris" relationship in contrast to keith and. Image of vagina being refused and replaced by eliza and her tail. Keith in this weird space where he"s not a fag, not a pussy, but also not a macho man. No one knows where to place him: during their sexual act, eliza performs the tough guy act, while keith is located in a dif space (not tough guy, not pussy) Chris, this is how chris imagines it (this type of hypermasculinity); he is trying to control her/restrain her and chris says no!
