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Dave Saunders, the main character in “The Man That Was Almost A Man,” is / is not a man
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Using your three reasons from above, explain why Dave is or is not a man.
Example:
Tell: One reason Dave is not a man is because he is not yet eighteen.
Show: Very early on in the story Dave states, “Ahm seventeen. Almost a man” (1).
Mean: It is clear that Dave does not consider himself a man. He obviously feels that a boy does
not become a man until he is eighteen. In this case manhood is not defined by Dave’s actions,
but simply by his age.
Reason #1
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Summary:
Combine what you’ve written above to write a short paragraph explaining why Dave is or is not a
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