Synthesis Paper

For my synthesis essay, I am going to use the two essays by Chris Godsey and Paul Theroux. Both of these pieces compare the idea of the difficulty of being a man. The purposes of these essays are to educate men as well as women that women are not the only people who deal with body issues and stereotypes.
The main point of Godsey’s essay is that men strive and work themselves to death to obtain the ‘perfect’ body. He speaks of how he lost his girlfriend to a more dominant male and now she has come back to him after she has left her prime. He feels that men are not understood and strives to bring women to become more aware of what we as men go through. Not only does he do this in a very mellow way, but also in a way as not to offend anyone. Overall, I completely agree with him and his viewpoints. This is why I decided to use his piece for my essay.
The main point of Theroux’s essay is that men are held to a stereotype of being a big, dumb dog. He speaks about how men strive to be something they are not just to not worry about being judged as weak. Also, he speaks of how men are misunderstood and looked on only as big lugs who want to fight all the time. I agree with his beliefs as I to feel that it is unfair how we are viewed upon as men.
In conclusion, my synthesis will cover how men have issues with their bodies.