Masculinity In The Maltese Falcon

In the novel the Maltese Falcon, the main theme in the play is the masculinity attributes of the piece. In this particular work, there are key characters that from their basis, one comprehends how this author views what masculinity should look like. Masculinity comes to symbolize both strong heroic operate mannerism while expounding on the costs incurred through achievement of this theme in the Maltese Falcon (Huston et al., 45).

Sam Spade is in the definition the true meaning of a true masculine outlook in this work. From his 6’0’’ height, his pale brown hair color which in most cases is termed as almost blond, this is an epitome of what he would appear like and all this is gotten from his character description. The tone and imagery that is used in this particular work setting can be termed as a true matter of fact daily private investigator work. ‘And if I know you can't afford to kill me, how are you going to scare me into giving it to you?’(118) acceptance of the risks involved in the work. This makes this entire piece very relatable to the men out there who aim at achieving the set-out masculinity aspect in their lives (Huston et al., 83).

The Sam spade ‘everyman’ genre of the work in its own stance seems to be limiting the female feel of the entire work.

This book is a correlation themed of masculinity but with a twinge of a common sense approach angle. This enables the readers to play out the entire scene, comprehend all the laid out clues and through relating himself or herself with the major detective in this work, an understanding is easily gained. The style and tone of this piece can only be termed as hard-boiled. ‘Well, sir, there are other means of persuasion besides killing and threatening to kill.’ (119) such blatant disregard for the law is

hard-boiled.
The confidence on Sam, the self-assured character that seems to not be winded by anything is a tone and character depiction that is alluring. This is a true depiction of the detective work that was well described in the work. The only female counterpart that stood out brought finesse to the entire work and yet was directly related to the masculine characters. From the seduction, antics that she easily just gave into, the unnecessary strip tease look for any wires. It is a show of just how masculine this character was. Even to the point of attracting the physical attraction of a sexy woman as this. The readiness for any unexpected outcomes for spade saying, " the trick from my angle is to make my play strong enough to tie you up, but not make you mad enough to bump me off against your better judgment." (119) is a show of masculinity.
Masculinity since the beginning of time has had a bit of a different definition according to the different placements of the geographical settings of the people yet it has always been undisputed that strength is a show of masculinity. This is seen when despite having actually developed and accepted aloud the fact that he has feelings for this woman, a choice to bring her forward was still made (Huston et al., 23). This was a show of strength according to his eyes, a masculinity tick point of view. Despite the other individuals viewing this as a betrayal in its own stance, a conflict assertion and making the right decision according to the writer was a show of character. This is seen when he antagonized the female character in the book. The fact that Sam is termed as "blond Satan,"(5) is a show of just how he is termed as both the hero and devil in this aspect. There are costs incurred in this particular follow of the masculinity angle and this is felt by the way women are portrayed in this piece.