hroughout the early 1900s, society was built upon stringent principles regarding the virility of men. Young men, in particular, would often feel compelled to practice specific behaviors to achieve a sense of pride and maturity. As a result, young men would frequently look up to their male predecessors in hopes of becoming a true man. Successful writers of the twentieth century, including Robert Frost and Richard Wright, utilized literary elements and ideologies, such as human behavior, to convey broader messages to readers. Furthermore, Robert Frost’s, “Out, Out—,” and Richard Wright’s, “The Man Who Was Almost a Man,” display an ultimate desire of conformity through various literary elements and symbols, such as death and weapons, illustrating
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Wright incorporates history into the storyline to exemplify the strict laws against minority men during the time. Moreover, Wright magnifies literary elements throughout the story to help express the opposition that young men faced. The general form of the story is short, and is written from a narrative’s point of view. At the beginning of the story, Wright includes imagery and exaggeration to reveal the social and racial class of the characters (1061). Additionally, Wright incorporates descriptive vocabulary to distinguish the young boy’s age. For example, Wright writes, “One of these days he was going to get a gun and practice shooting, then they couldn’t talk to him as though he were a little boy. He slowed, looking at the ground. Shucks, Ah ain scareda them even ef they are biggern me!” (1061-1062). The words, biggern, and, little boy, express that the boy, Joe, is quite young and naive. Furthermore, Frost and Wright include comprehensive literary elements to support their characters’ desire to be a …show more content…
He will be powerful and respected. However, through both plot and narration Wright is careful to show that Dave is naive and misguided in this belief” (1). Hardey is implying that Dave feels as though the gun will protect him from dangers that lurk in his environment. Additionally, the gun gives Dave a false sense of security. Wright writes, “But, Ma, we needa gun. Pa ain got no gun. We needa gun in the house. Yuh kin never tell whut might happen” (1064).
During the early nineteenth century, poems and stories often played an important role in portraying the yearnings of becoming a real man. In particular, certain works frequently enhanced literary elements and ideologies to emphasis various components of literature, such as symbolism. Poems and stories would often illustrate the consequences of behaviors through tragedy, displaying an insightful message. Consequently, Robert Frost’s, “Out, Out—,” and Richard Wright’s, “The Man Who Was Almost a Man,” include elements of symbolism through human behaviors and objects, signifying the societal expectations of masculinity during the early
Wright incorporates history into the storyline to exemplify the strict laws against minority men during the time. Moreover, Wright magnifies literary elements throughout the story to help express the opposition that young men faced. The general form of the story is short, and is written from a narrative’s point of view. At the beginning of the story, Wright includes imagery and exaggeration to reveal the social and racial class of the characters (1061). Additionally, Wright incorporates descriptive vocabulary to distinguish the young boy’s age. For example, Wright writes, “One of these days he was going to get a gun and practice shooting, then they couldn’t talk to him as though he were a little boy. He slowed, looking at the ground. Shucks, Ah ain scareda them even ef they are biggern me!” (1061-1062). The words, biggern, and, little boy, express that the boy, Joe, is quite young and naive. Furthermore, Frost and Wright include comprehensive literary elements to support their characters’ desire to be a …show more content…
He will be powerful and respected. However, through both plot and narration Wright is careful to show that Dave is naive and misguided in this belief” (1). Hardey is implying that Dave feels as though the gun will protect him from dangers that lurk in his environment. Additionally, the gun gives Dave a false sense of security. Wright writes, “But, Ma, we needa gun. Pa ain got no gun. We needa gun in the house. Yuh kin never tell whut might happen” (1064).
During the early nineteenth century, poems and stories often played an important role in portraying the yearnings of becoming a real man. In particular, certain works frequently enhanced literary elements and ideologies to emphasis various components of literature, such as symbolism. Poems and stories would often illustrate the consequences of behaviors through tragedy, displaying an insightful message. Consequently, Robert Frost’s, “Out, Out—,” and Richard Wright’s, “The Man Who Was Almost a Man,” include elements of symbolism through human behaviors and objects, signifying the societal expectations of masculinity during the early