Title: Bros before Hos: The Guy Code
Author: Michael Kimmel
Topic: the unspoken code men follow to be a "man" and its affects
Analysis of the Arugument
Intended Audience: The intended audience is to guys growing up in high school/college
Exigence: what the effects would be if a boy growing up and does not follow the strict guidelines, and what the kind of ridicule this boy would face for not being "manly"
Purpose: to show that the guy code is not always acceptable in today's society
Claim: the guy code oppresses men to conform to what today's society views as what a man should do to look and act manly
Ethos: As a male i can attest that there is a lot of pressure placed on every male in today's society. Growing up i was taught how to be a man from my dad so ever since then i've always been trying to follow the rules and how stressful it is to always be under that pressure.
Pathos: growing up i have endured and witnessed the guy code at work. because i grew playing sports so i was always under pressure to not show pain, exhaustion, or just always be in competition with other players to show that you are better then other guys. there is one instance in elementary school when i was playing tackle football with my friends, me being the strongest it always took a couple people to take me down. one play i was tackled and i ended up breaking my wrist, and because i didnt want anybody to know or make fun of me for crying or whining, so i kept quiet and kept playing in extreme pain. another instance where i witnessed it was at home where my dad was working on building a carport in our backyard. he fell off the roof and landed back first on our lawnmower from 15 feet up. he got right up and walked it off and showed no pain or anything. it made me look up to him and be as tough as him.
Logos: Kimmel uses a lot of research methods in his story, and uses psychological studies done by Robert Brannon who also created simple guidelines what he thought needed to follow to be a man. Kimmel also describes in his work that men are more likely trying to impress other men instead of actually trying to impress women because they want to be manlier. and also there structure where men keep others in check to make sure they never are considered unmanly, or become an outcast in the male society.
Great work here! I like how you are thinking in Aristotle's Appeals and drawing on personal experience to back up your claim. This is going to be a great paper because you bring so much to the argument through your experience with family and sports. Now, don't forget you need to write this directly to your audience, so it sounds like your letter will start:
ReplyDeleteDear Kids or Dear High School Kids or Dear Young Men, or Dear High School Athletes...Dear Soon-To-Be-Men?
Pick whatever resonates with you and remember to draw them in in the first paragraph....what would work to draw in this audience????