It is usually argued that while women's general bodily demeanour must be restrained and that their femininity is gauged by how little (personal) space they take up, in contrast, masculinity is judged by males' expansiveness and their strength of their flamboyant gestures. ... Thus, the three men fight for her attention through flamboyant gestures of whistling or yelling, "They whistled and shouted - However, no matter what they do, she refuses to respond the way they expect her to. ... It may as well symbolise her ferociousness .The description we are given about the woman and her...

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Lessing starts off the story with a description of three men at work on the roof during the week of the hot sun. I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egois...

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• Grade Level: High School