... Lana. He tries to fit in by getting into fights, drinking too much and running from the cops through an open sand field. He wants to be masculine, to have a different gender than the sex he was born with. No one gives any indication that they know Brandon is really a girl until he ... she chooses not to think about it, she doesn't want to see it. This may be part of how Lana is somewhat accepting of Brandon's real identity; she really had an idea already. John and Tom on the other hand rape and severely beat Brandon. When Brandon speaks with the local law enforcement, ... properly, and...

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• Grade Level: High School

... virility and aggressiveness. Being effeminate is a curse. If the father and son trio were shown as being slightly feminine, society would spurn their authority and question their power. For society, masculine identity is inner nature, the unwavering and consistent "macho" essence of man. One could recognize masculinity as the representation and sense of being male, a result of one's actions and the recognition ... that society has created itself. Masculinity is not a characteristic man has from birth but rather it must be constructed and reconstructed in a perpetual effort. The idea of ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... a woman. The only outlet for her frustration is her flower garden. This is where she cultivates beautiful chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums tell a great deal about Elisa's struggle to find her own identity. She does not seem in touch with her sexuality, and she is unable to articulate the source of the dissatisfaction. The meeting with the tinker renews Elisa's feelings of femininity ... her. The chrysanthemums symbolize her sexuality, and she "[tears] off the battered hat and [shakes] out her dark pretty hair"(451). With a few well-placed words from the tinker, her masculine image has...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a woman. The only outlet for her frustration is her flower garden. This is where she cultivates beautiful chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums tell a great deal about Elisa's struggle to find her own identity. She does not seem in touch with her sexuality, and she is unable to articulate the source of the dissatisfaction. The meeting with the tinker renews Elisa's feelings of femininity ... her. The chrysanthemums symbolize her sexuality, and she "[tears] off the battered hat and [shakes] out her dark pretty hair"(451). With a few well-placed words from the tinker, her masculine image has...

• Word Count: 971
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... parents tend to be highly encouraging regarding achievement and self worth in their children. One study reports, "androgynous individuals have been found to have higher self-esteem, higher levels of identity achievement, and more flexibility in dating and love relationships" (Lytton 292). Those parents who wish to be gender fair encourage the best out of their sons and daughters, and their ... in the same journal reports that males described as having feminine attitudes or acting in feminine ways were seen as less attractive and less popular than those boys portraying traditionally masc...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... are believed to biological group sharing genetically transmitted traits that are defined as important." Ethnicity is defined as "people who share a common historical and cultural heritage and sense of group identity." Sex is defined as "the Biological role that each of us plays, such as in reproduction and nursing." Gender is defined as "learned behaviors involving how we are expected to ... perceived as feminine colors and therefore are placed on the boxes and items that are purchased for young girls. Black and Blue are seen as perceived as colors that are masculine and therefore are p...

• Word Count: 653
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School