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Dramaturgy Theory

            Running Head: Dramaturgy: Life as a Stage and we the Ultimate Actors.
             Dramaturgy: Life as a Stage and we the Ultimate Actors.
             Introduction.
             In the extremely patriarchal society in which we live in it is very hard to delineate the standards by which men are considered to fit the perfect All-American male model. We as components of this winding society often set the standards for what fits and what does not fit our expectations. I recently met a friend whom I tutored named Sergio, and he showed me many times that it is important to be able to play in this great game we know as life. Time and time again I was looking at the ingenious tactics that this great person used to get by many situations in which his level of knowledge was questioned because of his lack of higher education. The whole time period that I was close to this individual I was taught that sometimes we are just actors in a huge ongoing stage. We are actors that manipulate situations in order for us to get the upper hand in the situation in question. It made me realize that many times I had acted in a certain way so that I would not be harmed or just for my own benefit. Nonetheless it is very bias for there to be an analysis of one's own behavior, but Sergio proved to be a prime example on how to act successfully in this great stage.
             Background.
             There is quite a difference in age between Sergio and I, and although it may not be much he greatly used it to his advantage. He was a senior in high school and I was a freshman (3 ½ years age difference), not to mention that he was the captain of the football team and the all around popular, handsome guy on campus. By being recommended as a tutor to him by one of our mutual friends we became acquainted 3 years after I finally graduated high school. He was rather skeptical of my scholastic abilities and rather apathetic to learning from someone younger than him. I was greatly intimidated by high huge appearance.


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