Tag Archives: machismo

Cather’s Handling of the 1918 Flu

By Robin Bates | Published: July 9, 2020

In her Pulitzer-winning “One of Ours,” Cather shows the impact of the 1918 flu.

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Trump as Alpha Dog Wannabe

By Robin Bates | Published: August 1, 2017

A recent “National Review” article says that Donald Trump is like those young men who watch “Glengarry Glen Ross” and fantasize about being the alpha dogs portrayed there.

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Sleeping Bears?! What Would Papa Say?

By Robin Bates | Published: April 12, 2017

The GOP’s decision to allow the hunting of hibernating bears and denned wolf cubs raises issues of wannabe machismo that one can find in Ernest Hemingway’s “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.”

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