David Barry's Essay 'Guys Vs. Men'

David Barry delineated guy characteristics in his essay, “Guys vs. Men”, which were that they like neat stuff, pointless challenges, and don’t have a clear understanding of the moral code. The first characteristic, which was liking neat stuff was expanding by an anecdote of his own. He explained that guys, like himself, prefer to own “’mechanical and unnecessarily complex’” (Barry 7) equipment such as his hi-tech computer. He continued to express the fond guys acquire over stuff by stating they will always purchase new advanced technology even if they do not need it. Another characteristics that guys have is that they like pointless challenges. Barry developed this characteristic by sharing his office experience between male coworkers that