HOW BOYS BECOME MEN
Professor: Elizabeth Desouza
Wendy Y Arias
English 110-115
"How Boys Become Men"
Author: Jon Katz “How Boys Become Men” How boys become men the article we read by Jon Katz, was interesting because I thought it was very different from other articles. It was interesting to read about what boys and men thought of each other and others. It gives a positive statement on how boys still haven't change and are still growing. Jon explains why boys act the way they do and why they think like they do. He analyzed why men grow up to be insensitive. This might actually be the main problem that men do not know how to express their own feelings. Boys always feel pressured to be tough and not show any emotion or fear. They’re influenced by their family and outside factors like tv shows and movies. The article says that the experiences boys go through as they are growing up shapes their adulthood attitudes and behavior. The article also mentions that boys learn from other boys. I agree with these last two statements that the article mentions. You learn from what you see and experience and these things help shape your performance. “How Boys Become Men” also focuses on the boy’s code of conduct. This code of conduct is imposed on boys since they are little and tells things like never admitting fear or not to cry. This code of conduct I believe to be very true and present in the lives of young boys and men. The author gave an example of the time he broke the code by “ratting” on a friend. Another example the author mentioned was one instance in which he has seen boys showing stoicism as they are hit or pushed by others. This I believe to happen a lot specially in school. Young men and boys play around hitting each other and are not supposed to show any sign of pain. I have witnessed this myself when I was younger and even now when I’m around kids.
However, the most important idea of the article is how adults treat and
Wendy Y Arias
English 110-115
"How Boys Become Men"
Author: Jon Katz “How Boys Become Men” How boys become men the article we read by Jon Katz, was interesting because I thought it was very different from other articles. It was interesting to read about what boys and men thought of each other and others. It gives a positive statement on how boys still haven't change and are still growing. Jon explains why boys act the way they do and why they think like they do. He analyzed why men grow up to be insensitive. This might actually be the main problem that men do not know how to express their own feelings. Boys always feel pressured to be tough and not show any emotion or fear. They’re influenced by their family and outside factors like tv shows and movies. The article says that the experiences boys go through as they are growing up shapes their adulthood attitudes and behavior. The article also mentions that boys learn from other boys. I agree with these last two statements that the article mentions. You learn from what you see and experience and these things help shape your performance. “How Boys Become Men” also focuses on the boy’s code of conduct. This code of conduct is imposed on boys since they are little and tells things like never admitting fear or not to cry. This code of conduct I believe to be very true and present in the lives of young boys and men. The author gave an example of the time he broke the code by “ratting” on a friend. Another example the author mentioned was one instance in which he has seen boys showing stoicism as they are hit or pushed by others. This I believe to happen a lot specially in school. Young men and boys play around hitting each other and are not supposed to show any sign of pain. I have witnessed this myself when I was younger and even now when I’m around kids.
However, the most important idea of the article is how adults treat and