Here is some information about what an in-text reference using the MLA style looks like.

Reference when there is just one work by that author used in the text:

The flight from women and femininity is important for the establishing of a masculine self (Kimmel 115).

or

According to Kimmel, the flight from women and femininity is important for the establishing of a masculine self (115).

If more than one work by the same author is used, the reference looks like this:

The flight from women and femininity is important for the establishing of a masculine self (Kimmel, “Born to Run” 115).

or

According to Kimmel, the flight from women and femininity is important for the establishing of a masculine self (“Born to Run” 115).