Male Characters Research Articles

THE DEADLY NURTURING ACT: AN ECOFEMINIST READING OF KRISTIN HANNAH’S THE GREAT ALONE

In the scope of ecological-themed literature, many argue that female figures are closely related to the essence of nature rather than men due to some particular feminine features like giving birth and the act of nurturing. Another similarity between these two notions is their inferior positions in modern patriarchal societies where men dominate both nature and women. A text that possibly bears this particular issue between women, nature, and men is Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone (2018). The text follows the story of Ernt Allbright’s family that moves from Seattle to the wilderness of Alaska. Throughout the story, the physical environment of Alaska plays a vital role in the progression of the conflicts between the characters. Hence, this research attempts to analyze the hierarchy between men, women, nature, and culture in The Great Alone. In analyzing the topic within the object of this study, Plumwood’s theory of dualism is used as the primary framing tool. In motion with Plumwood’s dualism, this research uses qualitative descriptive method and close reading technique as the main strategy to collect the data from the object. The results show that both women and nature are still considered inferior beings from the perspective of the main male character. However, the chronological conflicts of the story show that women and nature are the ones that reside on the dominant side.

Queer Affects in the Wandering Films of Antonio Hens

This article proposes an analysis of queer affects as they manifest in the films Clandestinos (2007) and La partida (2013), directed by the Spanish filmmaker Antonio Hens. Our exploration situates these films within a complex transnational framework, a context that not only shapes Hens’s authorial poetics, driven by the imperatives of production within his own film company but also exerts a profound influence on the subjectivity of the queer adolescent characters, a distinctive recurring compositional element throughout Hens’s oeuvre. Both films abound with thematic elements revolving around nomadic subjective experiences, encompassing themes of displacement, deterritorialization, spatial disjunctions, national estrangement, and an enduring yearning for alternative geographical contexts. Hens’s cinematic techniques amplify a pronounced sense of wandering nomadism and queer itinerancy. Within the scope of this article, we embark on an exploration of nuanced representations of queer subjects and their intimate or romantic relationships in various geographic settings. This analysis employs critical paradigms linked to the concepts of homonationalism, queer migration, and emotional intelligibility. Hens’s ‘wandering films’ adroitly utilize male characters who traverse intricate geographic landscapes. These are youthful and sexually fluid figures navigating a complex web of intimate and public urban spaces consistently tethered to notions of national identity. Consequently, these films identify the convergence of corporeal experiences and geographic environments as the locus where ineffable queer affective experiences manifest.

Cobalt's role in modulating antioxidant systems and semen quality in males.

The present study investigated associations between environmental exposure to cobalt (Co) and the levels of oxidative stress parameters and the antioxidant defense system in the seminal plasma of fertile males. The study population consisted of 117 healthy, non-smoking, fertile men from the southern region of Poland. The study was carried out in 2021–22. Based on the median cobalt levels in seminal plasma, subjects were divided into two groups: those with low (Co-L) and high (Co-H) cobalt concentrations. Semen parameters assessed according to WHO 2021 recommendations. After the analysis of spermiograms, observed reduction in progressive motility after 1hour was found in the Co-H group. Moreover, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the Co-H group had lower activity and GR higher activity. The OSI (Oxidative stress index) were higher in the group with high cobalt concentration in semen. The concentrations of redox balance parameters: TOS, TAC and OSI significantly were higher in the Co-high group as well as GR activity. Environmental exposure to cobalt decreases sperm motility in both normal and abnormal semen. The findings from this study affirm that cobalt can induce oxidative stress and alter oxidative stress markers in semen.

Emergence of Modern Woman: A Study of Anita Desai’s Cry, The Peacock

This current paper projects the women’s role, assumptions and her cutoff points in the conventional and man centric culture in India and furthermore how her reactions to every one of those and looks for her Self by carrying on with life as an autonomous woman in Desai’s Cry, The Peacock. Maya, the hero of the novel, weeps for adoration and figuring out in her cold marriage with Gautama. He is the justification behind the misfortune that has occurred in the existence of Maya. His absence of understanding her and his prevailing nature doesn’t respect the longings of Maya. The Male characters in Maya’s day to day existence have carried her into the frenzy and passing. She not entirely set in stone by the male society, her dad, spouse and Pale skinned person, the crystal gazer. Desai effectively sets it as a normally female novel and a novel of reasonableness instead of activity. She features the female issue of keeping up with self-way of life as a singular woman in her novel. Her arising new woman is thoughtful about the situation and is in a conventional society who has the nerve to scrutinize the lack of concern of man. In this way, she decides to criticize and battle against the general acknowledged standards and flows.

Gendered Language: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani Dramas

This study analyzes language used by female characters in selected Pakistani Dramas to explore how discourse plays a role in gender construction and its impact in revealing the ideology of the speakers in the Pakistani context. This study employs van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis approach and Robin Lakoff’s deficit approach towards gendered language as its research framework. It investigates that gender biased discourse portrays females as dependent, indecisive, weak and lacking in confidence. The study investigates gender disparities in depiction of male and female characters in these dramas and explores the role of media discourse in constructing stereotypical image of women in Pakistani Urdu dramas. It also highlights the changing trends in the Pakistani context. The study highlights a total of five linguistic features which includes tag questions, lexical hedges, adjectives, polite expressions and use of questions to represent the image of females in Pakistani Urdu dramas. The analysis reveals that gendered stereotypes are being broken using linguistic features by the female characters. Language used for conforming is now being reverted and used to confront instead. Moreover, the use of empty adjectives, it was seen are used by both genders equally.

A new annual killifish, Moema beltramonorum (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Amazon basin, Bolivia.

A new annual killifish species, Moema beltramonorum, is described from a seasonal swamp next to arroyo Crespo, belonging to Ro San Martin, a tributary of Ro Itnez, Amazon River basin, Bolivia. The new taxon presents an unique combination of male colour pattern characters not present in any congener, and an unique caudal fin coloration.

New data on <i>Longitarsus rubellus</i> species group with description of a new species from Western Balkans (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticini)

A new Longitarsus species is described from Western Balkans: Longitarsus carolileonardii (Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mojmilo) following the study of five specimens housed at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. The new species belongs to the Longitarsus rubellus species group including also L. rubellus (Foudras 1860), L. gruevi Leonardi & Mohr 1974, L. refugiensis Leonardi & Mohr 1974 and L. ibericus Leonardi & Mohr 1974. Altogether, these species have similar habitus, but can be distinguished from each other mainly by the male sexual characters. A comparative table summarizes the diagnostic characters for all the species in the group. New distributional, biological and morphological data are also given.

A Study of Characters’ Speech and Thought Presentation in Sidhwa’s Work Water: A Stylistic Analysis

The present study aims at analyzing the speech modes and thought modes presentation in the novel Water (2006) by Sidhwa. The objectives of the study are to analyze the types and the quantitative distribution of the speech modes and thought modes presentation to reveal the characters in the selected novel Water (2006) by Sidhwa. The data has been collected after the close reading of the novel and then categorized according to the checklist of the Semino and Short (2004) model. The total number of 564 sentences extracted from the novel and out of which 520 are speech modes presentations and 44 are the thought modes presentations. The mixed methodology has been used in the present study. The present study carried out by using the Semino and Short (2004) model of speech modes and thought modes presentation for the analysis. The findings of the study have represented that DS and FDS have been analyzed the most occurring speech presentations in the novel which revealed that the author has given the authority to the characters. The characters speech modes presentation represented as the dominant in the novel. The IS of speech modes presentation has not been analyzed in the extracts of novel. The thought modes presentations have been analyzed as least occurred in the extracts of novel. The FIT has been analyzed as the most occurring thought modes presentations in the extracts of the novel which represented that the narrator has represented the ongoing thoughts in the minds of the characters. The future implications has been given as the comparative study of all speech modes and thoughts can be done and of male and female characters can also be carried out by using Semino and Short (2004) model.

Daily intake of 30 mg duloxetine is effective in decreasing premature ejaculation severity: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled cross over clinical trial

BackgroundPremature ejaculation (PE) is considered to be the most common male sexual disorder affecting 20% to 66% of sexually active men. Most of the patients had already tried on demand dapoxitine with no improvement. We aimed in the current study to assert the efficacy and safety profile of daily intake of 30 mg duloxetine in treating patients with lifelong premature ejaculation (LPE) as well as patients with acquired premature ejaculation (APE).ResultsThe current study showed significant improvement in intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) after intake of duloxetine. All participants had a median Arabic index of premature ejaculation (AIPE) of 26, median IELT of 180 s, median male sexual quality of life (SQOL) of 43 after being treated with duloxetine (p value < 0.001 for all). While median AIPE after placebo was 19, median IELT after placebo was 60 s and median male SQOL after placebo was 21. Paired comparison of AIPE, IELT (Secs), inter quartile range (IQR) and male SQOL in group (A) patients at baseline and after duloxetine intake showed statistically significant improvement among treated patients (p values < 0.001 for all). Paired comparison of AIPE, IELT (Secs), IQR and male SQOL in group (A) patients at baseline and after placebo treatment showed no significant improvement of male SQOL. Furthermore, AIPE and IELT returned to baseline scores after discontinuation of duloxetine (p values 0.729; 0.892, respectively). Paired comparison of AIPE, IELT (Secs), IQR and male SQOL in group (B) patients at baseline and after placebo treatment showed almost same scores of patients in group (A) who received placebo for 2 months after a 2 month washout period (p values 1.000 for all).Paired comparison of AIPE, IELT (Secs), IQR and male SQOL in group (B) patients at baseline and after duloxetine treatment showed statistically significant improvement among all treated patients (p values < 0.001 for all).ConclusionDuloxetine is an effective drug for treatment of LPE and APE patients. Further, larger studies are needed to compare duloxetine to different known therapeutic modalities for PE to assert it’s efficacy and superiority.

The Portrayal of Gender in Kofi Nyaku’s Amedzro Etɔ̃lia: A Feminist Approach

Literature is usually reflective of the ideologies and general worldviews of the societies from which it originates. Among the critical issues that are raised in many literary works are issues pertaining to gender and power relations. Some literary works originating from the African context have served as fertile grounds for gender stereotyping and its attendant asymmetric power distribution. In spite of the abundance of such literary works, those written in colonial languages tend to receive more scholarly attention than those written in indigenous African languages. The present study is a feminist criticism of a masterpiece originating from the Ewe culture of Ghana and Togo and written in Ewe, a Kwa language spoken in parts of West Africa. The study explores the author’s portrayal of gender and the extent to which his work reproduces asymmetric power relations based on gender. The analysis shows that the author reproduces gender stereotypes through the foregrounding of male characters, asymmetric distribution of wealth, gendered assignment of agency, and gendered assignment of occupations.

Is the association of sexual quality with relationship satisfaction really stronger when the sexual relationship is functioning poorly?

The purpose of this article is to bring empirical evidence to the oft-quoted assumption that sexual quality has a stronger association with the overall relationship when sexuality is dysfunctional as compared to when it is optimal. Using three national samples to analyze a structural equation model, the results verified this assumption with some adaptations. There was an interaction between the association of sexual quality and the overall relationship depending on how sexually satisfied couples were in the sexuality area. However, it was when sexuality was only moderately satisfying rather than at high or low levels that it had the strongest associations with relationship satisfaction. Also, female sexual quality had a significant association with both partner's relationship satisfaction whereas male's sexual quality only had actor effects. Additionally, the sexual relationship had a stronger association with relationship satisfaction and dissatisfaction for couples who reported both low levels of sexual satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

Representasi Peran dan Relasi Gender dalam Kumpulan Bahan Bacaan Literasi Jenjang SMP

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Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(S): A Study of Gender

This paper about Neil LaBute's play, Some Girl(S) tries to reveal the repressive aspect of the male characters' adherence to established gender norms by examining the performance of Some Girl(S). To uncover why the male characters in LaBute's works attempt to conceal their emotional selves, the author analyses them through the lens of Judith Butler and other gender theorists. In general, LaBute criticises conventional performance for stimulating change as a response to the prevalence of dangerous males and the generally negative ramifications of their positions. This change is needed because dangerous males dominate conventional performance. To illustrate this issue, LaBute draws on a substantial repertoire of different methods.

근대 주체의 성장과 타자로서의 여성

This study focuses on the growth of the modern subject that “Daeha” is achieving. In particular, we took into consideration the fact that existing research tends to interpret the growth of modern subjects by focusing on male characters, and attempted to differentiate ourselves by examining aspects of female characters. There are two ways in which women are othered in the “Daeha”. First, it can be pointed out that in the process of acquiring modernity, the male subject regards women as objects of ignorant and ignorant enlightenment. The lack of female characters is maximized in this area. Second, the frustration experienced by male subjects in the process of establishing themselves results in the sexualization of women. At this point, the female body is fragmented by the male gaze, and the woman's desires are completely excluded. Based on these discussions, this study is significant in that it newly clarifies that the establishment of the modern subject revealed in the “Daeha” has a clear limitation that it is limited to male characters.

Imagining a Man “More Exactly what He Ought to Be”: Jane Austen’s Revolutionary Masculinities

Jane Austen’s canon has been expertly combed through for its moral implications, whether radically feminist or extremely conservative. Writing during the Napoleonic Wars, Austen was no stranger to politics, the military, or the implications both had on her life and her role in society. In the paper that follows, I posit that Austen channeled many of her opinions on England’s state of affairs through her male characters, who were the acting socio-political agents of the day. Through various caricatures of masculinity, Austen portrays masculine ideals and failures, both of which were rapidly evolving during her time. This research focuses on Austen’s portrayal of the “self-made man,” a form of masculinity which emerged following the American and French Revolutions, and grew to prominence in England following the Napoleonic Wars. These men quickly made places for themselves in society, particularly through the British Navy. They grew to rank and status through their own merit and skills, instead of high birth and landed title. Their increasing prominence threatened the very foundations of British society as Austen knew it. However, as this paper explores, Austen took care to present these men - and the changes they brought - in a positive light, showcasing the value in their revolutionary social movement. In the following essay, I demonstrate how, in doing so, Austen’s later novels, Mansfield Park and Persuasion, act as political tools which reveal how Austen’s opinions about England’s fragile state were revolutionary.

전기소설에 나타난 여성의 문해력(文解力)과 문예

The male and female main characters of the Korean Cheongi novel are depicted as people with excellent ability of classical literature and composing poems, as they reveal their emotions and identity through literature and further form a mental bond with their lovers. However, considering the reality of women in Joseon Dynasty who lacked opportunities to be educated and trained for writing compared to men, these characters can be said to be somewhat unrealistic. In Cheongi novel, female characters and their surrounding environments are elaborately set so that women can have literacy and literary capabilities to secure novel probability. The status of heroins can be largely divided into noble class and middle and lower class. They were daughters of wealthy prestigious families, court ladies or Kisaeng(妓生) and all belonged to a small group of women who could access to literary arts in Joseon Dynasty. The experience and situation of female characters described in the novel also help the reader’s understanding of their literacy and literature. In the late Joseon Dynasty, the narrative role of literary works in Cheongi novel gradually weakens and the status of female characters are confined to middle and lower classes. Literacy and literature of female characters develop in a way that reflects the language environment based on classes, beyond the traditional custom of the genre.

Migration and the challenges of identity: a new historicist reading of Dul Johnson’s Deeper Into The Night

This study discusses Dul Johnson’s Deeper into the Night, looking at issues of migration and identity within the Nigerian sphere. A lot of people tend to associate the term migration and identity to go hand in hand. It is not out of place to think that way. This is because when people migrate to a different place, they carry their identity along with them. Hence, by the time they settle in a new environment, they are faced with the issue of assimilation and as a matter of fact, their cultural identity tends to shift. Through the novel, the issues of migration and the challenges of identity is presented through the male character Alhaji Nisa Maiguguwa who migrated from Karara emirate with his entire family in search of a better life. The author presents conflicting issues such as ethnicity, religion and tradition which also introduces the problems of identity in the text under study. This research focuses on the reasons for migration and the problems faced by characters as it concerns identity. New Historicism is used in analyzing the text.

Value Determinants, Mentality and Identity of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Village at the Beginning of the 20th Century according to Ivan Softa’s Literary Works

Ivan Softa (Sopta) (1906–1945) was a Croatian writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In his realistic novels Dani jada i glada (Days of Misery and Hunger) (1937) and Nemirni mir (Restless Peace) (1940), as well as in his other literary achievements, he describes the life of the Herzegovinian village at the time when the First World War was about to start. It was an ambience dominated by bare stone, hot sun, sharp north wind called bora, with somewhat scarce and sparse land that made an easy life impossible. These resources that abound in this Western Balkans region also shaped the specific (Dinaric) mentality of the people of that time: hard as the stone on which they grew up, aggressive and easily flammable like the sun that they were exposed to and unrestrained like the wind, the whipping of which they mercilessly suffered from. But it happened that even from that fiery temper some kind of an original mountaineering-like honesty and confidence, empathy and readiness for self-sacrifice had emerged. Personal martyrdom turning into self-destruction – something that seems to be completely inconceivable to modern man – is embodied in the female characters, whereas emotional rawness and hardness are more characteristic of the author’s male characters. The tragic circumstances of war and famine caused emigration to regions where there was bread. These tragic circumstances resulted in the tragic fate of the characters who left the Herzegovinian environment and, like many others, fell apart on the side roads of life.

Phoebella queirozae, a New Species of Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with Notes on the Male Genitalia.

Phoebella Lane, 1966 is a Neotropical genus of flat-faced longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Hemilophini) with three species. Here, a new species, Phoebella queirozae sp. nov., is described from the state of Ceará (Brazil). The male terminalia of Phoebella phoebe (Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1825) is described for the first time. The external morphology and male terminalia of the new species and P. phoebe are compared, and the value of male terminalia characters in the taxonomy of longhorned beetles is briefly discussed.

Women’s Dilemma of Love: An Ethical Literary Interpretation of Miss Sophie’s Diary by Ding Ling

ABSTRACT Miss Sophie’s Diary, a landmark novel by Chinese feminist writer Ding Ling, radically transformed traditional love stories for women. In this diary-style novel, a lady’s psychological activities are revealed by adopting a modern woman’s unique gender consciousness and the feminist discourse. As a remarkable literary work, it upended all previous love stories and centered on the eternal triangle between Sophie, the protagonist, and two male characters. Sophie’s behavior used to be criticized as immoral. However, these moral standards were gender-biased and did not necessarily apply to all women. In the following article, Sophie’s view of love is analyzed based on Gilligan’s ethics of care. It turns out that her love triangle caused inner conflicts that propelled her through three stages of growth: self-preservation, self-sacrifice, as well as balance and maturity. Her pursuit and rejection of love revealed the inner turmoil and pain of a feminist striving for independence in an oppressive era. Her diaries witnessed her growth in dealing with self–other relationships and ultimately made her stronger. By rising above the moral dilemmas, Sophie made her voice heard and became a role model for Chinese women in the new era.