The male subjectivity is describe as an elaboration of the society that places the man in a certain situation, in this case Justo, who was placed in a certain social position that marked what actions and feelings he should be having. For him it was not a choice wether to fight or not with el Cojo. If one takes into account the characters that apear in the scene of the fight between Justo and el Cojo, any man (person) would understand why Justo fought until he died since he was in front of his dad Leonidas (waiting for him to win the fight), Briceño (his friend), and Cojo's friends (who were a symbol of threat). In the first part of the story everyone at the bar is hyping about the fight, however, Justo seems insecure about it and one can relate that to gender roles, specifically the male ones (that the text talked about). Every male stereotype is related to bravery and physical strength so there were no doubts that the role for Justo was to fight, even if it was a death sentence.
The names, from my personal point of view, marked the different socioeconomic class that the characters were from "El chalupas" and "El Cojo" seem to come from a lower class and "Julián" and "Briceño" from an upper one. This also creates a duality between both characters since they are seeking for that power in front of the other.
The text also mentions something about how thoughts and feeling are not related in males minds, in this case Leonidas repress the feelings that he had when Justo was fighting and only said "calla y pelea".
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