FREE ESSAY ON MAN SIZED JOB

MAN SIZED JOB

Man-Sized Job was written by Sharlot Hall (1870-1943). It is a poem that defines a woman's
work from a man's point of view. Poems like this were uncommon in the late 1800's - early
1900's, especially if women wrote them. The two aspects of this poem that I would like to
analyze are the vocabulary used and the male chauvinistic point-of-view. If it weren't
for these two exaggerated aspects, the poem would not have as strong of a meaning.
The vocabulary used in this poem is far form proper. It is an exaggeration used to make
men sound less intelligent than they think they are. Sharlot Hall wants men to sound less
intelligent in this poem because the poem is from a man's point of view on what a woman's
work should be. It is obvious to anyone that reads this poem that Hall is completely
disagrees with the typical male point of view on what women should and should not do.
Another reason for the language that is used is to make the men sound uneducated. Hall is
hinting to her audience that women are actually smarter than men. Although she is taking
a playful shot at men, the way she goes about it makes this poem enjoyable for both
sexes.
The chauvinistic point-of-view in this poem is obvious. It is greatly exaggerated so that
Hall can get her point across to her audience clearly. She also uses it to get the
audience on her side of the issue. This is a powerful tool that can be used. When someone
reads a poem and they take they authors point-of-view on a subject, the poem becomes that
much more interesting. This adds to the entertainment value of the poem. After all, the
purpose of a poem should be to entertain and catch the interest of an audience. Hall uses
this technique to her advantage. Her use of the chauvinistic point-of-view is probably
the key to this poem being great.
The two aspects of this poem that I analyzed in this paper were essential to the success
of this poem. Both the vocabulary used by Hall and the male chauvinistic point-of-view
expressed were essential in getting her point across to her audience. Although both tools
were exaggerated dramatically, it was necessary for the reason behind the poem. In my
opinion, this poem was written for one reason. This reason is to simply make fun of men
and their attitudes. Hall did an excellent job.