Write an essay (at least 1250 words) in which you evaluate the ways in which cultural depictions of the male body illustrate differences of race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation among American men in the 20th and 21st centuries. Your essay should focus on these three questions: What roles have cultural products played in these depictions of the male body and differences between men? How have boys and men consumed these products? How have such cultural works depicted the male body in ways that demonstrate inequities of power among men? To complete this essay successfully, be sure that you understand and define cultural products in your essay. You must include discussion of at least two of the assigned films for the course, as well as at least three other forms of cultural expression (specific products).
Using the films: The best years of our lives, Taxi Driver, Deliverance.
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