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Coming of Age
If you've ever been (or currently are, for that matter) a teenager, then you should be able to relate to Dave Saunders in "The Man Who Was Almost a Man." He works hard, but gets no respect from his boss or coworkers; he tries to be responsible, but his parents still treat him like a kid. This is a tale every teen knows well.
Dave is eager to grow up and gain respect, so he buys a gun, thinking it will make him a man. He's super wrong, though. Although Dave doesn't have any interest in using that gun to hurt anyone, he can't deny the power—the downright machismo—that he feels when he holds the weapon. But as Dave learns (quite maturely, we might add), there's simply no shortcut to becoming an adult.
Obviously, Dave's decision to hop a train and skip town represents him remaining a child because he runs from his problems instead of righting them.
Dave's decision to hop a train and skip town represents him becoming an adult because he takes his life into his own hands.
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