The common idea between Theroux's reading and Marable's one is that masculinity is dependent on validation from other men. While the first one put the accent on how men enjoy being among themselves when they have been acknowledged by their peer, the other one put the accent on how devastating it can be for men who haven't been acknowlegded by their peer.
WORK CITED
Marable, Manning. "The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes". Men's lives, 5th ed. S Kimmel and Michael A. Messner, Ed. New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2001. 17-23. Print.
Theroux, Paul. "The Male Myth". Across Cultures: A reader for Writers. 7th ed. Sheena Gillepsie and Robert Becker, Ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 101-105. Print.
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