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THE MAN WHO WAS ALMOST A MAN 4 turning it slowly in his hands. He broke it, took out the cartridges, felt them, and then put them back. He slid out of bed, got a long strip of old flannel from a trunk, wrapped the gun in it, and tied it to his naked thigh while it was still loaded. He did not go in to breakfast.
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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 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 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," also known as "Almos' a Man," is a short story by Richard Wright. It was originally published in 1940 in Harper's Bazaar magazine, and again in 1961 as part of Wright's compilation Eight Men.
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.
