Masculinity

Epic heroes care Achilles, Odysseus, and Aenas were warrior-type males who fought enemies and wars with great strength and exceptional courage. Most of the time they had little find out for their own personal safety. That, particularly characterized Achilles. Odysseus on the other hand was overcautious and wise. He was a complex and strategic thinker. Aenas had a deep obedience to paragon and would fight for his heap and country.Those epic heroes were the image of masculinity. They fought wars which they won. They had great honorable convictions. They were strong and courageous. They did not shrink from challenges, they instead charged forward for God, people and country. They did not only capitalize on their physical strength, they had great minds as well.The long years in between periods of history saw the transubstantiation of the idea of masculinity from the time of the epic heroes to the modern day masculinity. However, on those times when, again, nations went to war, t he heroes in men once again surfaced. They were aggressive and patriotic, and they sacrificed and matte honored by serving in the war.Different times had divergent norms. The war is now on athletics. Physical strength was no chronic for combat but it became healthy physique for athletics. Athletes have to compete, whether it is against ones self or an opponent. Like in combat, they need to have the pull up stakes to win, a strong character and of course, the fire of nationalism.Media has the most experience in defining and presenting masculinity. They came up with stereotypes like he has a sense of humor, he is aggressive, he is in control and is decisive, he is successful, and lastly he gets unwarranted too, meaning he is being hu globe.The perception or idea of masculinity do not seemed to have changed from the epic heroes, to the athletes at the Olympics and to the present-day or modern men. Very evident, therefore significant are love of God and country, courage, character and success as traits that truly make a man masculine.ReferencesEpic Traditions the HeroHomer to Virgil to Dante to Milton. 13 November 2006.http//faculty.goucher.edu/eng211/epic_traditions_the_hero.htCommon Stereotypes of Men in Media. Media Stereotyping. 13 November 2006.Characters of the Classical Epic. 13 November 2006.http//www174.pair.com/mja/epic.htmlBourke, Dr. Joanna. The Image of Man. The Creation of Modern Masculinity. By Professor George L.Mosse. February 1997. Updated 26 March 2002. 13 November 2006.http//www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/bourke.html