Analysis Of The Story 'The Man Who Was Almost A Man'

Slavery; it has been a prevalent and important part of history since the dawn of time. The very definition of it means ‘a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom.’ The most important part of that since being, restricted freedom. In the US through the colonial days until the 19 century it was a country where white males dominated, blacks were considered powerless at the hands of their white masters. Similar to a gazelle in a lion's mouth. In the story “The Man Who Was Almost a man” the main character Dave a young black boy is living in a time period where power is disproportionate, with the disproportion not favoring him. In the story Dave has an infatuation with buying a gun that he so thinks