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A 9 page overview of this work of literature. The author emphasizes the relationship between violence and the construct of masculinity which exist in the tale. The contention is presented that in Hondo’s world there is no room for compromise, only a pressing need to meet one’s own objectives regardless of the measures those objectives necessitate. No additional sources are
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the most recognized western writers. His works largely portray the old west and the people that lived there. "Hondo" is no exception. As is the case for
most of his work, the primary characters in "Hondo" are male. Another characteristic element of his work is the violence which interlaces it. It can be contended, in
fact, that violence, fighting, and brutality represent the construct of masculinity in "Hondo". In Hondos world there is no room for compromise, only a pressing need to meet ones
own objectives regardless of the measures those objectives necessitate. The "western", that genre encompassing works such as "Hondo", shaped our ideas of the
old west. The construct of masculinity as revealed in this genre is particularly interesting from a sociological perspective. At a very young age our children become acquainted with
the differences in societys expectations for males verses those for females. It is through numerous stimuli, some subtle and some not so subtle that this acquaintance occurs. Children
of different genders are encouraged and discouraged to pursue various activities. Sometimes this encouragement is overt but sometimes it is very covert and they receive it from practically everyone
with whom they come in contact. It is from this cultural interaction where we receive our definitions of such terms as "masculinity". Literature is one factor involved in
the shaping of this definition. Hondo Lane is both a symbolic and a physical representation of the societal construct of manhood. LAmour writes in the introductory passage of
the book: "He rolled the cigarette in his lips, liking the taste of the tobacco,
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