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The story begins with the protagonist, Dave Sanders, walking home from his job in a cattle farm, irritated with the way he's been treated. He decides to purchase a gun to prove to his coworkers that he is an adult. Instead of going home, he asks to look at the Sears Roebuck catalog in a local store.
A short story by Richard Wright about a young Black man who wants to buy a gun to prove his masculinity. The story explores themes of race, class, and violence in the South in the early twentieth century.
A short story about a black youth who buys a gun to feel like a man, but ends up killing a mule and running away. Explore the themes of masculinity, adolescence, and race in this classic tale by Richard Wright.
The Man Who Was Almost a Man Richard Wright 1908-1960. Dave struck out across the fields, looking homeward through paling light. Whut’s the use of talking wid em niggers in the field? Anyhow, his mother was putting supper on the table. Them niggers can’t understan nothing.
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A short story by Richard Wright about a young Black man's desire to own a gun and the consequences of his actions. Find a plot summary, an analysis of Dave Saunders, and important quotes on SparkNotes.
A short story by Richard Wright about a young black man who buys a gun to assert his manhood and accidentally kills a mule. Read the full plot summary, themes, motifs, symbols, quotes, and more on SparkNotes.
A short story about a black teenager who tries to prove his manhood by buying a gun and accidentally killing a mule. Read the plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters and symbols of this classic story.
