Who's the man?

                 What makes a male the Man? In Theroux reading, "The Male Myth" Theroux talks about how "little boys are turned into men" and the negative influence it has on these men because these men just try to prove society how manly they are. In Marable's reading "The Black Male" he talks about the struggles of the black men in the past and how influences them today. I think the real Man is the one described in "The Black Male" because unlike the male described in Theroux reading, The black Male sort of build themselves into becoming a man. Also in Marable's building he talks about how white man were afraid of black men stealing their wives because black men were just so strong and manly and women liked this. Black Men are the real men because they face many struggles, that make them strong and learn that they have to be manly enough so go through these struggles. Besides proving society how manly they are they also have to face racism. In Theroux reading men are just told how they have to behave to fit into society, and they have to meet society's expectations. So in Theroux reading the man's only struggle is to prove how manly they are. Which makes the man in "The Black Male" the real man.

Marble, Manning. "The Black Male." Men's Lives. 5ed 
      Ed.Michael S.Kimmel and Michael A. Messner Ed. 
      NYC: Allyn & Bacon, 2001. 17-23. print. 

Theroux, Paul. "The Male Myth” Across Cultures. 7ed

       Ed. Sheena Gillespie and Robert Becker. Ed

       NYC: Pearson Longman, 2008. 101-105. print.