Why We No-Shave in November

A Fantasy-Theme Criticism

Abstract

Why We No-Shave in November gives a scholarly rhetorical vision of a trend that occurs for one month, yearly. No-Shave November is a social movement used to support cancer patients through financial, emotional and visual support. A Fantasy-theme criticism and the Symbolic Convergence Theory was applied to this popular fellowship. A historical research was conducted through websites, newspaper articles, and scholarly peer reviews for factual results. However, No-Shave November is an American community exhibiting companionship similar to Austria's Movember and may be responsible for the emergence of the Big Beard Movement. For one month out of a year, participants shave their hair follicles and donate grooming funds to men’s health research projects to illustrate their support for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as the hair follicles grow wild and free.