Dave Saunders is a 17-year-old male, working as a field hand for money that his mother holds onto for him, because she deems him too irresponsible to handle his finances. Dave struggles to gain respect from the other workers due to his young age, as they often "talk to him as though he were a little boy" (p 6). Saunders begins to consider himself a work mule; he does all the work for none of the pay or glory. He fantasizes about the day he will become a respected man. Dave feels he can obtain this respect by owning a gun. He becomes totally enamored with the idea of buying the weapon and officially proving himself a man. Simply holding the gun fills him with a sense of raw power, "In the grey light of dawn he held it loosely, feeling a sense …show more content…
He uses the weapon unsupervised, and takes no immediate safety precautions. He shoots the gun with eyes closed, and single-handedly after “wav[ing] it wildly for a moment” in the direction of a field mule named Jenny (p 9). The weapon’s recoil is too much for him to handle, as Dave almost shoots his arm off, and hurts his fingers. Following his injuries, he places his hand in his mouth (like a child sucking their thumb) and throws a tantrum. In response, Dave “gritted his teeth and kicked the gun. Yuh almos broke mah arm!” (p 9). He blames the gun instead of himself. Dave eventually comes to the realization that he has mistakenly killed Jenny. In an effort to hide his crime, Saunders attempts to plug the bullet hole with dirt, instead of getting aid. He then proceeds to lie about Jenny’s death, claiming that she hurt herself while plowing and eventually died. Dave refuses to acknowledge his mistakes and tell the truth. Instead, he continuously lies about Jenny’s death until his mother directly asks him, “Dave, whut yuh do wid the gun” (p 9). He ultimately confesses, is humiliated, and is asked to return the gun and work off the cost of the mule. Rather than acknowledge his mistakes, Dave heads into the forest once more and fires the gun off repeatedly; he eventually chooses to keep it for himself. He proceeds to calculate how long it will take him to pay the cost of Jenny and chooses to escapes his punishment
In the poem “David” by Earle Birney there are a few themes. The major theme in the poem is life and death. For starters, the tone in the poem is a very bitter one, especially when David asks Bob to push him off the cliff. Furthermore, the poem is written in free verse style and often uses imagery in its description. The poems use of figurative language and poetic devices are used to create tension, complication and emotion. What makes this poem serious is the fact the verses in this poem do not follow the same rhyming scheme. The poem uses imagery with symbolism to help paint a better picture. For example, in contemplating killing the bird that has a broken wing, Birney shows that everyone is capable of getting hurt. Plus when David kills the
A lack of communication between parent and child can lead to insufficient development of language skills, limited emotional bonding, and behavioral concerns. In Chaim Potok’s The Chosen Reb Saunders isolates himself from his son Daniel by raising him in silence. Seldom few words pass between them unless they are debating the Talmud. Over time, their lack of verbal expression results in a decline of their vigor and energy and an unloving relationship. Reb Saunders does not make a reasonable decision by raising Danny in silence because it forms a problematic relationship between the two and presents each of them with numerous mental and physical issues.
Responsibility is a huge characteristic for an adult, and he was handling his responsibilities by working for Mr. Hawkins. Once David has the gun, he become very irresponsible by lying to his mother and shoot Mr. Hawkins 's mule. The death of the mule limits Dave, because now he has to work to pay off the mule. At the end of the short story Dave jumps on a train and leaves the country town and leaves his responsibilities behind. Dave seems to be moving backwards instead of forward with becoming a man because a man would handle his responsibilities instead of running away from them so that is where the title comes in. Dave was almost a man because he was working and handling responsibilities, but after he purchases the gun he kills the mule he has to work to pay for it and instead he runs away. He was becoming a man but he ran away and now is only a boy. Since he ran away from his responsibilities by jumping on the train, he will now have to grow up a lot faster than he expected. The title expressed how the only thing or person that was preventing Dave from becoming an actually man was himself. He lacks a lot of maturity in this story so it results in bad judgement and many poor choices, which shows that Dave has a lot to learn on his own
Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect born in 1827. Hunt was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. His dad was a lawyer and US congressman, so their family had lots of money. He first attended Boston Latin School, and then in 1943 when his father died, he traveled to Europe to study art and architecture. In 1846 he would become the first American to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, the finest architecture school in the world. He finally settled in New York in 1855, where he made it his goal to raise the standard of design.
When they handcuffed and brought him to the conference room, he raced off from four police offers and leaped through a glass window. Witnesses of the event say that he had fallen headfirst and broke several bones when he hit the sidewalk. Investigators of criminal law are looking at how the man got a gun past courthouse security.
David Denby thoroughly explains the distinction between the reality of high school life to what is portrayed in movies in the article, “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies.” He argues that many of these movies are extremely predictable and all have the same story line. Denby gives numerous examples of the cliché teen movie, which entails the skinny, blonde popular girl and her jock boyfriend who, let’s face it, has his shining moments in life, in high school. Denby’s main objective throughout this article is to distinguish whether these films reflect reality, or just what we imagine to be reality. He also touches on the other side of the social spectrum which usually consists of a quiet, female outsider who is known to be smart and
...n”). The "face" is the face of the gun or end of the barrel, which explodes with a deadly bullet instead of lava. The poem substitutes pleasure for bullet when it says that the gun barrel, "let it's pleasure through." The bullet is the gun's pleasure that and he smiles warmly when firing it. The gun, and therefore it's master takes pleasure in the violence and deadly force of the loaded gun.
He wanted to keep the gun because he wanted to own something that made him feel like a man because he worked all the time and made wages just like any other man.... ... middle of paper ... ... The situation between Dave and Mr. Hawkins illustrates how he could not be a man because Hawkins was basically making him a slave for the next two years. Dave jumping on the train going someplace else illustrates his hopes of leaving his poor, miserable life in hopes of a new, better life where he can be a man.
Jay Stanley is a senior policy analysis with the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. He researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future. The American Civil Liberties Union mainly “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." They achieve the right for anyone to have rights such equality and the right to have an abortion. His part in this non-partitioned organization gives him a strong ethical appeal with this topic. Stanley sets his aspect on public surveillance cameras and his tone by using word choice. In his argument, in the fourth paragraph,
March 5, 1973 started out as another horrible day for Dave Pelzer, his mother screaming at him to begin his chores. Dave was no ordinary child, he was abused horrifically by his mother. On this same day he was released from the clutches of his mother into police custody. Dave then uttered the words “Im free?” (pg 14) in displief that he was free from the evil in his life. This quote in the book shows how life altering his mother’s anger was on Dave. High levels of child abuse occur every year and have had mental and emotional effects on children, this essay is going to argue how cruel and life altering child abuse is. Foster Homes have saved children from child abuse for years, more than 6.6 million children suffer from child abuse each year.
Bobby Mcleod was an Aboriginal activist, singer, songwriter, poet, healer and Yuin Elder. He overcame challenges for Aboriginals at the time and fought for their rights, singing to convey his thoughts for many people and publishing a few books of his poetry. Bobby Mcleod inspired hundreds of people from all over the world to strive for greatness and think about the importance of culture, through his books, music and actions.
...’t maybe he wants to find out the murderer and kill him? If people think he is the murderer is he going to be grievance? The emotion is just unpredictable and fascinating. But in the movie, Dave act like he is afraid of Jim and he is guilty when he sees him cry. This action strongly suggested he is the murderer. When we know that he is not the murderer of Katie, this scene seems gratuitous. Is he just afraid that Jim might suspect him?
The story begins with Dave telling the reader a little about himself and his old job as a bouncer at a nightclub. He appears to be your average 40-year-old; he talks about providing for his family, playing with his kids, drinking with his buddies, and watching Fraiser. However, throughout the story, the reader gets a more and more in depth look into the mind of Dave.
One thing is clear, and that is Dickinson’s intention to protect and guard “The Owner”. The ending of this poem resonates with the power of the gun, as an instrument of the muse. The tragedy of the inanimate object is that it will never die, because it has never lived. Destined to spend eternity passed from one owner to the next, this Loaded Gun is only worth something when utilized by another.