Manisha Jain answers “There's this one poem I need help...”

Bana asked this question about Love Her Wild:

There's this one poem I need help understanding, I read it over and over but I just don't get it (p. 188) : "BOYS LEARN TOO LATE THAT BEING "THE MAN," IS NOT THE SAME THING AS BEING A MAN." What do you think it means?

Manisha Jain Boys right from their childhood are taught how a man should be ...powerful, dominating, , superior than a woman and is a privileged gender....But when…moreBoys right from their childhood are taught how a man should be ...powerful, dominating, , superior than a woman and is a privileged gender....But when he grows up and falls for a girl, he realises that these features are not the one which may attract the lady of her dreams....to be 'The Man' ( specific person from someone eyes), he need to acquire more characteristics....being considerate, being loving, being protective, being understanding, being respectful for the opposite gender (not only her dreamgirl)......(less)

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