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Male Myth of Power in Literature

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it is a one up and a one down relationship, in other words someone is superior to another. We can see examples of this is two literary works:  in the character of Torvald Helmer in Ibesens A Dolls House, and in Edward Rochester in Brontes Jane Eyre. BBmlmyth.doc MALE MYTH OF POWER IN LITRATURE  Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000 Introduction A part of the nature of  myth is that it continues to stay alive and active as long as there are people to believe it. Men have perceived themselves to be in power and  they have acted from that belief. The second part of a power myth is that it is a one up and a one down relationship, in other words someone  is superior to another. We can see examples of this is two literary works: in the character of Torvald Helmer in Ibesens A Dolls House, and in Edward  Rochester in Brontes Jane Eyre. Torvald Helmer Torvald is the example of a man who is defined by his society. Ibsen lets us see how important society is through  the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald delights in his place in this acceptable  society, and has no intention of giving it up. During the life of Torvald and Nora, society granted men power and prestige. There were rules for how they were  to act and what they were to do. When Torvald must talk with Krogstad, he is not so much annoyed with the man himself, but rather with the fact