Lines 8–12: How does the Bull represent the Greek ideal of masculinity? Does the Greek idea of what it means to be a man still exist within our society? How does the bull represent Odysseus?

Explanation:

In ancient Greece, men were expected to be great guerrillas and protectors of their home and family. For this it was necessary that men were strong, cunning, intelligent, fearless and imposing, like a bull, which is an animal that has all these characteristics. For this reason, the bull became a strong symbol of masculinity in Greek society, even representing Odysseus, a great hero and someone who represented masculinity efficiently in that society.

This concept of masculinity still exists today, although much debated, as the desire to diminish the role of men as great protectors and caregivers and to allow women to have space in activities that support and protect their homes has grown in our society. and families.

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.