When examining the novel, High Fidelity, the focus of masculinity is on the way in which signs of this is expressed through the attitude of the character Rob Fleming. The goal of this analysis is not to define how men should act, but to describe some of the features and complexities of this contemporary issue of masculinity Rob uses. The focus is on how the novel critiques the realization of masculinity as a gender performance. The analysis of this provides an opportunity to explore the stereotypical masculine situations that explain Rob’s attitude towards women, which is not acceptable.
In order to develop this argument, one first discusses some of the features of the novel paying particular attention to the disrespect and offensive ob
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