Disappointed man essay

Masculinity: the poem suggests that masculinity is oppressed through the way in which there is a societal expectation for men to be ‘very powerful men’ and to physically exhort their strength. It is implied that there are two types of men in this world, one being physically strong and other being the educated and ‘silent men’.

The title, ‘From The Journal of a Disappointed Man’ suggests that the poem is going to be a personal and intimate account from the speaker as highlighted through the fact that it is from a ‘journal’. However, even with this intimacy, the speaker’s third person referral to himself as a ‘man’ suggests a fragmented and broken inner state.

The differences between the two are highlighted through the contrast of language between the speaker who uses words such as ‘ruminative’ and the workers who are restricted to the simplest of phrases such as ‘let go’. Highlights that not all men, and therefore masculinity, is the same.