Old Men Stereotypes

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3 Contemporary society has many stereotypes about gender. Many negative stereotypes make a hard time for young boys and girls in America today. For example, there are the most popular stereotypes about male: man is a leader, a beacon of strength and order in a chronic world; man is strong; man is the rulers. In the poem "Rate of Passage," Sharon Olds very clearly describes all today's stereotypes about male. "How old are you? I'm seven. So?" This line describes that men like to believe that they are the "alpha-male" of the group of people they around. It shows that elders usually get priority. In the poem Olds shows how the world views a normal man in a society.
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In my opinion, Olds's portrayal of boys is exaggerated.

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