Images of Masculinity in &quote;Dying City&quote; by Christopher Shinn

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2.7, University of Heidelberg (Anglistik), language: English, abstract: The term paper analyses how the play "e;Dying City"e; by Christopher Shinn takes up the picture of stoic, cliche masculinity, and shows how some characteristic features can easily convert into toxic masculinity. Masculinity is often a term not easy to define. In recent times, the popular opinion has tended to consider masculinity to be more sensitive and emphatic a man shows strength if he allows himself to be weak. This progressive view is fundamentally different to the John-Wayne-like picture strength, heroism and fighting spirit which defined the life of so many men, especially some decades ago and even in the present day.