This Boys Life SOCIAL CONTEXT Flashcards
5 key points
Gun American Uncoolness Dominance Society
Gun
Jack could be attracted to the Winchester because and scouts because of the masculinity involved in them.
American
Rosemary wants jack to grow up with a regular family and live the American dream, this is one of the reasons she movies in with Dwight.
Uncoolness
Jack desires to be a cool individual but he believes he has been claimed by uncoolness. This could fuel his fantasy idealisations of himself.
Dominance
Dwight tries to make up for not being much of a man in his everyday life by abusing his power over jack and Rosemary where he feels the dominance that he believes he is entitled to.
Society
Despite not truly wanting to live with Dwight, Rosemary does so,because she feels she should follow the values of the patriarchal society of the time.
6 quotes
Dominance Roy Failure Adopted Marriage Arthur Scouts Uncoolness
Failure
Our failure was ordained, because the real family we set out to imitate does not exist in nature, a real family as troubled as ours would never dream of spending time together.
Adopted
I imagined being adopted by different people I saw on the street.
Marriage
Marion thought I needed a father in the worst way. But she (Rosemary) didn’t want to get married, not really.
Uncoolness
We had been claimed by uncoolness.
Scouts
I liked being a scout
Arthur
I had provocation and I had witnesses to carry the news. It seemed like a good time to make a point.
Dominance
I don’t get it. She said. He doesn’t even like me. He just wants to hang on. It’s so strange.
Roy
I was shopping can’t I go shopping.
On some might Rosemary
Couldn’t do anything but sit and cry.
