When a young man grows up in this world, there are important things he must be aware of. There are standards and expectations set in the brains of men in this culture from a young age. As boys and men in this country, we are expected to act and look a certain way, otherwise we may face great humiliation. We are taught to be tough, manly, and better than other boys. Michael Kimmel “bros before hoes: the boy code” explains the strict code that boys must live by, a code of masculinity, is a day-by-day checklist on how to be a real man in the eyes of other men. Kimmel investigates values; rites and expectations that kids must live up to in today's society. In “Nilda” Junot Diaz the narrator talks about his love for both his brother and his girlfriend. As the narrator reflects on the loss of his brother Rafa, he cannot suppress thoughts of Nilda. The two have become almost the same, the narrator has the same feelings for each. After Rafa's death, Nilda serves as a reminder of the loss and a proxy for the love the narrator feels. Junot Diaz's story "Nilda" complicates Michael Kimmel's text "the Guy Code," because in "Nilda," Rafa represents someone who unquestionably follows the guy code and the narrator represents someone whose relationship to the guy code is complicated, and we both see these relationships at “boy code” in their relationship. The land of the Guys, composed of three cultures: law, silence and protection, is followed by Rafa but mostly ignored by Yunior. Men tend to feel more superior to others and think they deserve more, and that's what "entitlement culture" is all about. "they have a surprisingly strong sense of male superiority and a reduced ability to...... middle of paper......uy code" explains the rigid code that boys must live by, a code of masculinity, is a day by day checklist on how to be a real man in the eyes of other men. Kimmel investigates values; rites and expectations that kids must live up to in today's society. The story "Nilda" explores the relationships of two brothers with code Guy. Rafa represents someone who unquestionably follows the boy code and the narrator represents someone whose relationship with the boy code is complicated, and we see both of these relationships with the "boy code" emerge in their relationship, boy land is made up of three cultures: Law, silence and protection, which Rafa lives by but Yunior ignores them. In the end Nilda complicates Kimmel's lyrics "the Guy code" due to Yunior not wanting to follow any rules of the Guy code and Rafa as someone who lives by them..