With a lack of women many of the colonies were very inefficient and unsuccessful. The Englishmen fought with the Native Americans and spent the majority of their time trying to make money, never spending time to build adequate shelter or cooking meals. The first successful immigrants landed at Plymouth. These people came over as entire families father, mother, and children. These men are good example, once they got off the boat them made sure their families had shelter and food, not often worrying about the Native Americans or work. This was because these men had been domesticated, their wives had changed them to think about the family and safety instead of themselves and money. This is some of the earliest forms of American men being domesticated. Over the last couple centuries the domestication of American men has transcended to the United States education …show more content…
Majority of the time young women are attracted to ‘bad boys”. One reason for that is because over hundreds of years women it has become innate for women to want to to change men. Another is the hope that they can someday have them think the same way Enkidu though when he was changed. Enkidu had lost some things he had known his whole life but gained more, he realized “he had gained reason and expanded his understanding”(Tab.1, Line 194) Although women are a big factor in the domestication of men, sometimes a domesticated man can change another man.
For most men they usually have a close friend or a couple of close friends that they can talk about anything with and do anything with. More often than not one mans personality can rub off on another man. In The Epic of Gilgamesh Enkidu is more tame than Gilgamesh and throughout the story it Enkidu’s more relaxed attitude seems to rub on top the rather hotheaded Gilgamesh. For example Enkidu says to GIlgamesh“ Take my hand, my friend, let us walk together”(Tablet IV, Line 181), if this was an undomesticated man he may not be able to set aside his pride and lead the way risking the lives of both