making babies. On the other hand another man might like to stay home and take care of the kids and the house while the wife works. In today’s society they are both acceptable but the second choice is becoming an ever more popular choice. Another mentality that a man might have is that all women are ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’. If this mode of thought is used then the person probably has very little respect for a woman. Many rap stars have this mentality about woman. "Bitches ain’t sh*t but hoes and tricks..." (Dr. Dre). This is a line from Dr. Dre’s album The Chronic. The is the type of thinking that might lead someone to think that all women cheat on their husbands. In the story The Astronomer’s Wife by Kate Boyle, the husband was asleep probably had no idea that his wife was about to cheat on him with the plumber it probably never even crossed his mind. Also in A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin, the wife tries to be honest and true but she has a lot of feeling for a man whom she does not really know. The husband trusts his wife greatly he wants her to be friends with his friend, but the wife has something different in mind. She wants the man sexually. The husband has no idea of her intentions. There are many reasons that make men and women act the way they do. It could be a number of possibilities but mostly is the way they were raised.However with all these factors related to forming an identity the most important and most influential is the person themselves. We see people every day, some whom we want to be like and some we hope we never turn out like. With all the other outside factors to guide and help or push and hamper, the individual has the last say. You are the only on who says what you want to be like over the course of your life. Nobody will ever get inside your mind and do the thinking for you. Nobody can influence you, you may feel as if you are being forced to do something but ...
