In the short story "Almos" A Man" by Richard Wright, the main character, Dave, believes having a gun will make him a man but instead creates the opposite effect of behaving childish. ... However, his parents disagree and call him "boy" throughout the story. ... Yuh ain nothing but a boy yit!" ... When asked if he shot the mule "Dave cried, blurring white and black faces" (266). ... Richard Wright's short story, "Almos" A Man" reveals the immature effects of a gun possessed by a boy not ready to be a man. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Search for One's Identity Richard Wright's, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man", is a fictitious short story about an uneducated black boy's quest to become a man. Growing up in the early 20th century was a very hard task for most black people. ... The story centers upon one seventeen-year old boy who has very low self-esteem caused by his peers. ... (Wright 720). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Dave's Rocky Road to Manhood In "The Man Who Was Almost a Man "by Richard Wright, the main character, Dave, expresses his need to be acknowledged as an adult. ... The economic conditions of the time made it hard for black men to earn respect. Dave's black tenant family works for a white landowner, Mr. ... Wright inserts this plot into a larger discussion of race, class, and gender inequity. ... The story ends with a kindly white man being cheated out of $50 and Dave, the black boy-man, riding off into the night with nothing but anger, a gun and a long track record of poor judgme...

• Word Count: 973
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In a comparison and contrast of "The Sky Is Gray", by Ernest Gaines and " The Man Who Was Almost A Man", by Richard Wright we experience the hardships two adolescents face on the road to manhood. ... In the dentist office he was very impressed by the boy sitting reading a book. ... Dave is a seventeen-year-old boy who is very selfish. ... The dentist office where all the blacks went and received the worst service is another. Then having to walk to the other side of town to eat in the black restaurants. ...

• Word Count: 1095
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School