The power of a male gaze is nicely expressed in Berger’s essay “Ways of Seeing “ and his quote “A man’s presence suggest what he is capable of doing to you and for you “. This makes men an unmistakable leaders of the society. Their main strength in physical sense, ability to move the unmovable ,to build the unbuildable , creates unconsciously in woman the responsibility to nurture their wish and their look. In addition ,” Men act and women appear”, Berger shows women’s role of a amusement in order to motivate and inspire man who creates the world .
But is it world built just by the appearances of building and not by their inner world and meaning? Is it enough to just have a plant without the watering it ? Does the human being can exist by separation of a body and soul? So, how can we compare the physical strength of man with appearances of a women ?! Very easy!
That is all happening in front of the hidden -written books ,which holds the inner beauty of human beings and society. Unfortunately, the importance of book is replaced by the fast pace of a living. Reading the books, having silent and rich moment within yourself, require more effort than watching the materialistic world.
Even though ,people indulge book,still the impact of the media ,through advertising ,movies, shows and posters , is attacking everywhere.Then ,little by little , power of media is the new leader of society. 
Also the man wants to be the society’s best soldier ,the bravest man ,because of his prize. As Laura Malvey said:” In contrast to woman as icon ,the active male figure ( the ego ideal of the identification process) demands a three-dimensional space corresponding to that of the mirror recognition in which the alienated subject internalized his own representation of this imaginary existence”.
His role is even more glorified in the screen ,thus his desire and expectations grow more toward woman.Woman can respond to that ,since she is a big admirer of the beauty on the screen .
On the other hand people who can not find their lives on the screen or if they are the victim of laugh ,they creates the oppositional gaze. In Bell Hook’s essay we can see” identification can only be made through recognition ,and all recognition is itself an implicit confirmation of the ideology of the status quo”( Anne Friedberg)For instance the black woman were the one who brought up the awareness of devil side of society – media.Their double baggage of absence , by black and white males and by white female as could develop the sharp eye about discrimination of women in general.That opositional gaze ,daring to look back and whoever the person choose to look , brings out the causes of woman constant self observation which ,by knowing them ,makes the easier path toward living as well the inner world of ours.
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