The Man Who Was Almost a Man Analysis

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So he decided to buy a gun as a way of accomplishing his desires. For him, this would make him a man, but for his parents, the gun would only be a source of troubles. Dave became aggravated because no one was recognizing that his is actually a grown up. When he visited Mr. Joe’s store, the retailers teasingly asks him whether he is being allowed to handle his own cash. Just because he overstayed at Mr. Joe’s store, Dave has a question to answer. Her mother will not let her in easily. At every instance, Dave is experiencing becoming deeply aggravated to fasten his process of becoming a man. Probably, that is when everyone will listen to him and respect him too.

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Joe, leading to his only conclusion that he needs to own one (Wright 500). If the society has embraced his contributions and position as a mature person, then he must just build himself. Going by the old tradition that a man must fight for his position in a society where everyone is on his own. Clearly, Dave is ready to take the direction of achieving his status singlehandedly, but first, he must own a gun. He believes that a gun will enough for protecting his family and also scaring everyone who might be careless to attack him. Maybe the outsiders do not know about him and only judge him based on his physical appearance and light complexity. However, for the parents who clearly understand that Dave is turning eighteen in less than one year, they should stop frustrating him and allow at least some significant freedom.

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Even after embracing her mother, Dave is only given his money on condition. That he must directly report to his mother after purchasing the gun. By considering this issue critically, it only seems as if Dave was an unstable child who could not make any rational decision without the intervention of his parents. His mission is to get deep into the woods where he can train how to shoot thereby becoming a man. Still, he fears that he cannot train how to shoot in the nearby compound because his father might hear him. While still determined to gain his status as a man, Dave hides deep in the farm while he was plowing. He considers this as the optimum opportunity for practicing with his gun so that Mr.

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