This section of the reading covers the author's experiences from her childhood that led her to the idea to go undercover as a man. In her youth she was a tomboy and her brothers and their friends made fun of her because of the way she dressed and acted compared to other girls in the neighborhood. Later in life she began to notice how men who lived on her street watched her as she walked past them, but when she walked by in drag she noticed that the men did not look at her. In fact, they were trying to not make eye contact at all. From this she discovered a rule in men's code of conduct: men stare at other women to establish their dominance over them, but with men they do not stare because that would invite conflict. Also in this reading, she describes her first time experiencing immersion into an all male bowling league. While in the league she discusses marriage, sex, work, and several other topics with her team. One of the things that she notices about the way they interact is when they greet each other they only offer a grunt of acknowledgement, which would seem rude for a women, but it doesn't bother them because they don't read into it as much.
This reading was written very well. Overall the tone was somewhat serious, but still contained light humor to keep the reader interested and to make the book feel less like a college paper on men's studies. Norah Vincent is very descriptive with her experiences from her personal life and those that she experiences while in disguise as a man.
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