Week 4 Post B

"She was always scowling, and walking with her books pressed to her chest, like a sheild"(p.102)

I have noticed that in Edina, girls and boys carry their books and notebooks very differently. The most apparent difference can be seen at Southview Middle School. For some unexplained reason, girls carry their books against their chests, almost "hugging" their books whereas guys, carry their books by their side, using one arm and their hip. Even more striking, is that every single guy and girl follows the trends for their gender. So why do guys and girls carry their books so differently if they all have the same books? The answer may suggest male strength superiority. Guys generally have more upper body strength in the shoulders and triceps which allows them to carry their books with most of the weight on the upper portion of the arm. Girls however, place their books on their hips, which carry most of the weight and use their arm to balance the book. At EHS, most people walk around with their backpacks which takes away this difference. I wrote this mostly as a thought provoking and entertaining paragraph. Please do not take the things I said as facts. Male strength superiority is just one theory why guys and girls carry their books differently.