Men and Masculinity Quotes in Nation Page 2
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| Quote #4 Animals flee. His father had told him so. Boys flee. A man does not flee. (1.93) |
Mau considers not trying to seek shelter from the incoming wave. However, it's the fleeing that saves his life. So, does this mean that being a boy is like being an animal and being a man is about finding humanity but paying attention the animal instinct within? It's not quite civilization = manliness, but it's something close.
| Quote #5 Only the best men, the greatest hunters and warriors, became Grandfathers when they died. (2.59) |
So, the best men are hunters and warriors? Why does killing things make them the best? We take it none of the Grandfathers were vegetarian.
| Quote #6 Now [Mau] could kill things. And wasn't that part of being a man? (2.87) |
Goodness gracious, it's kill kill kill to Mau and his tribe. Is it possible to be a great man without killing something? (Well, maybe—but probably not if you live in a tribal community that depends on hunting for survival.)
