Another good example to illustrate men emotional oppression is in the Native Son story when bigger scares his sister Vera until she faints and after his mother confronts him and blames him for the family poverty, Bigger is angered and almost shouts at his mother but instead of doing so he remains silent. In this case, Bigger is denied the opportunity to express his anger on his mother's claims which is emotional oppression (Wright 73). Bigger is also not happy about his family social, economic position which frustrates him to the extent that he feels that he should kill someone, but he cannot mention it to his mother or siblings. His friend Gus significantly shapes Bigger’s behavior with whom they share the same idea of killing someone or engaging in a robbery to archive finances to improve their families’ social classes (Wright 215).Additionally, Bigger is unable to express his fears on several occasions; the first instance is when he wants to rob Mr. Blum but he cannot…show more content… Also, there has been a tremendous reduction of average wages for men which poses a challenge to how they meet their family's needs, this, in turn, leads to men oppression. Due to the increased cost of living and pressure arising from job competition men are suffering from stress related disorders, this is an inappropriate treatment of the male gender because the duty to meet the family needs should be a shared responsibility between men and women of a family. Time has evolved which has also brought about changes in family tasks performed by men and females. In history, women position was in the kitchen while the men would go out to work for the family, but this has changed, and women and men are working; therefore, the role of providing for the family should be shared to ease the burden on
