Gender Roles In The Citadel

The Citadel is a place that prides its self on tradition and the introduction of a woman into The Citadel created a fear for the loss of that tradition and as result a loss of identity. As Faludi was talking to cadets about the introduction of a woman into The Citadel she states, “But among the reasons most frequently heard for repelling Faulkner at the gate is this: “She would be destroying a long and proud tradition” (79). Here we can see that they “respell” her because they are afraid of losing their tradition, they are afraid that will lose their identity as strong, masculine men because of their view of social interactions in this case gender roles. They believe that woman are not as capable as men and that “Woman are objects, they’re