Answer the following questions for Richard Wright's short story, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" in complete sentences, with as much detail as possible [this might mean a short paragraph]:
1. After reading the first paragraph, identify the narrator, the point of view, and the dialect.
The narrator is watching it all in first person point of view and the narrater is Dave.
2.What is Dave's mother's response when he asks her if he can buy a gun? How does he ask her?
She is first reluctant and says no but then she allows him to get it and he is happy. He finally does get the gun even though she really did not want to have him get it.
3. What is Dave's reaction when pressed to tell the truth? What is the crowd's reaction when he tells?
He feels like he has to tell his family what he did to Jenny.
4. Think of the train as a symbol. What do you think it represents?
The train is the main symbol in the story that tells how the story tarts slow and then picks up.
5. Is society better off without individuals like Dave? Should they celebrate his departure?
he is trying to be a man in a place where people are trying alpha male in the town.
