Story Talks: The Man Who Was Almost A Man
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Description
Explore the art and craft of writing well. These nuts-and-bolts conversations examine stories to see how wordsmiths engage, paint pictures and succeed.
6:00 Gather and settle, network and order food
6:30 Story Talk Starts
Please support the restaurant by purchasing a snack or beverage. No outside food or drink.
The Story:
This short story was published in 1961 as part of the Richard Wright compilation titled Eight Men. “Almos’ A Man” centers on a young, African-American farm worker who is struggling to declare his identity in the rural South.
After a hard day at work, seventeen-year-old Dave heads across the fields for home, still thinking about a conflict he’d had with some other field hands that day. He vows to someday own a gun and get the respect he deserves. He wants to prove to the others that he is no longer a child.
Purchase The Book Eight Men from Barnes & Noble
Read online (pages 3-18)
A Question to Consider: Would Dave stay on the train?
RSVP fee covers organization, administration and facilitation of discussion. Fee also absorbs EventBrite registration charge.
