Analysis Of Characters In 'Unfair Games'

Characters Today in our society we are expected to present ourselves in a certain way, so, when a person goes against the average society tends to notice. We are expected to put on a costume and act different when in front of the audience, but when were alone we can act ourselves. Over time this theory shown to be accurate. In this generation boys are meant to act a certain way, as are girls. Although some people choose to act different as opposed to how they’re “supposed to act”. Men and women have been the same for decades, although many things have changed, there are still things that are the same and will remain the same. In the essay “Unfair Games” the author explains some encounters with men that would approach her in public and hit

There are many women that help shape the outlook on how men view us, but there are some that don’t. Although many females have been evolving, still, many of them are losing respect for themselves, allowing men to pick them up easily at bars, or in any public place, and that’s why men approach women so often. The girls in my generation are very quick to allow a man to have control over them, keeping the double standard in this generation. The way we are raised has a lot to do with how we let a man treat us. I was raised to be a strong, independent woman and to never let a man feel that he has control over me, but there are several females that don’t get the benefit of being raised that way and they allow men to take advantage of them, and control to them, which is why they feel superior.

In the essay ‘Unfair Game” the author talks about a code of feminine politeness, trying not to hurt a males feelings, but it some instances the only way to get a man to leave you alone is to hurt their feelings. Susan Jacoby gets called a “bitch” for simply telling a man to leave her and her friend alone. In my opinion the man got offended because he wasn’t used to getting rejected; most men are known not to take rejection lightly which makes it hard for a woman to say no. If women would be blunter like Jacoby I believe the idea that men have the control would