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).