In our society, if a guy is independent and inexpressive he is stereotyped as “a real man”, as said in the textbook “Defining men’s studies”. In my opinion, James Bond is portrayed as independent because of the fact that he doesn’t live by any rules, he does what he wants when he wants and does everything on his own. Independence is also a big image that men give off to show they’re manly because being independent shows you could do things on your own and you don’t need rely on anyone, you just do your own thing and listen to no one but yourself.

He is also portrayed as inexpressive because of his image he gives off. He is always serious and never shows any emotion; more specifically, he never shows he’s sad, or that he wants affection, and most importantly, he never shows he’s scared. Inexpressiveness is a very big and important image that men give off to show they’re real men, because when you’re inexpressive you don’t show your emotions, and that’s important to men as mentioned in the textbook.