ENGB30 Lecture Notes - Masculinity, Blackboard
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Social stature: man of humble standing. Molly is indignant and her husbands behalf. Referring the men her husband is with is good for nothing. She sees that it is a good thing that her husband does not buy drinks for the other men. Bloom tries to get in with the guys but does not succeed. Masculinity: reference to his own penis as languid floating flower (83) He envisions his own body floating in the bath. Not very masculine: wonders if there is anything more in him [boylan] that they she sees (89) Feels insecure thinking that his wife is cheating with. Boylan: molly s claim that he looked more like a man with his beard a bit grown (691) Saying that bloom looks more masculine when he is not cleanly shaven: burglar incident (716) Inishturl [ . : general philosophical reflections: on cycle of life (64; 65), on death (102) Note unusual form of molly s capter: total of 8 unpunctuated.
