Summary of Gail Bederman, Gendering Imperialism: Theodore Roosevelts Quest for Manhood and Empire - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages... This became very humiliating to Roosevelt since it threatened his political future. This master of public relations articulated the effects of criticisms directed to him by his opponents in the men-dominated society. Roosevelt was not the kind of man who would watch helplessly as his manhood is impugned. This came out evidently when he discovered that Tammany legislator wanted to toss up his political career. Roosevelt went to him and swore by God that if he attempts to do such a thing, he would not hesitate to aggressively retaliate in all manners including biting him and kicking him. This act helped him to restore his tarnished manhood.
His manhood character continued to play a significant role in the country’s politics. His political supremacy became clear when he was elected as mayor for New York. Roosevelt was also at the centre of pushing for strenuous masculinity of America in the world politics including the Annexation of Hawaii. Roosevelt argued that it was very important for the country to embrace imprealism. In his argument, laziness had no room in the country.He believed that America could become perfectly civilized by being manly and ...Download file to see next pagesRead More