The Man Who Was Almost a Man by Richard Wright

The Man Who Was Almost a Man by Richard Wright Dave is struggling with trying to figure out how to make people believe that he is a man. Trying I guess to prove his manhood. He goes to buy a gun. I am not sure why he feels that a gun is going to make him feel like he is a man but alot of young boys feel like this these days and it is completely the farthest from the truth. What happened to fighting a fair fight one on one with just your fist. Not any guns, knives, brass knuckles, sticks, or any type of weapons just straight up fighting? Dave feels like he is invisible with that gun. Nobody will mess with him or try to run over him. He states that he will shoot whomever, white or black, so he obviously struggles with racial problems as well. To me this is a mass murderer or serial killers thoughts in the making. He may need counseling.