Almos a Man essay

Dave is not a mean yet because he is not ready to take responsibilities for his actions. Dave is mad because people don't think or treat him as a man. Dave's definition of manhood is making people scared. That is why he wants a gun, to scare people. That is not a sign of adulthood. My definition of manhood is being able to take responsibilities for your actions and doing the right thing for yourself …

…either. "It wasn't me"(p.14) Them when he gets caught he lies to Mr. Hawkins and his family about killing Jenny. Dave, after he gets caught and finds out that he has to work off his debt for killing Jenny, runs away but when he is leaving he looks at Mr. Hawkins house and dreams of shooting at it and then he leaves on a train to an unknown destination. "I know, I'll runaway"(p.19)