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- Todd's 110 Garage
- Born and raised near signs of Lewis and Clark's Missouri River portage, I now live in Auburn, WA and teach at Green River CC and Muckleshoot Tribal College. I have an M.A. in English literature from The University of Montana. I'm married and have no kids.
22 comments:
The gun changes Dave by making him feel like he is a man. He thinks that now he has the gun, he is somehow more mature just because of the gun. I think the gun actually makes him less mature because he treats it like it6 is a representation of something he wants to be (a man), but it is a serious weapon. He soon realizes that the gun does not make him a man when he shoots the mule and the town people laugh at him.
Nikkole Heep
The gun changes Dave in many ways. In the begining of the story Dave seems to be a very respectful and obedient young man. But as soon as he gets the gun he kind of evolves into this different person. He does not listen to anyone, he doesn't obey his parents. He didn't respect his mothers wishes to give the gun straight to her. He just kind of turns into this rebellious young man.
I think that the gun changes Dave because he feels more like a man after shooting it. He decides to go out on his own to a place where he can be a man. I really dont think that the gun actually changes Dave himself, it only changes his perception of himself. He is really just as foolish as he was in the very beginning of the story.
Jeremy Curtin
the gun changes dave because he bought the gun for somebody else but just decides to keep and takes it to work and shoots the mule. He might feel like a man when he shoots it but does it really make him a man? at the end he just decides to dig it up and shoot shoot off the rest of the bullets. he stands there and wishes he had a bullet to shoot at the guys house to scare. He's a happy camper when he shoots the gun. But hops a train and leaves... just like every other story.
-Anthonie Keating
The gun changes Dave in many ways. In the begining of the story Dave seems to be a very respectful and obedient young man. But as soon as he gets the gun he kind of evolves into this different person. He does not listen to anyone, he doesn't obey his parents. He didn't respect his mothers wishes to give the gun straight to her. He just kind of turns into this rebellious young man.
Jenna Scheppe
Dave wants the gun to show that he is a man and that he wont take crap from nobody. When he gets the gun and first shoots it he falls to his knees and his hands go everywere. Thats when the bullet hits the mule and kills it. That shows that he is a boy and cant handle the power of the gun. Then later when he digs up the gun he finishes out the rounds and is very proud about him self for not falling to his knees and keeping his arms straight. He feals like he has been changed into a man.
-Dillan Claire
Dave wants the gun to feel more like a man. When Dave first shoots it he falls to his knees and accidentally kills the Mule. His arms go everywhere and he shoots the gun like a little boy. Later on at night he goes back and digs up the gun and he shoots the gun to finish off the rounds. When dave does this he shoots and his arms stay still and he doesnt fall to the ground. the gun makes him feel like a man after he shoots it the way he did.
Megan Larsen
Jillian Parker
Dave initially wanted the gun to proove that he was no longer a boy and that he should be considered a man. After getting the gun, Dave prooves his immaturity by being irresponsible with the gun by hiding it from his mother, sneaking it out of the house and daring to shoot it while out plowing a field. The results of him shooting the gun leads to killing mule that belongs to the person he works for. I think this changes him by teaching him that being a man comes with responsiblility. Even after he kills the mule he still lies and hides the gun only to return to it and shoot off the rest of the rounds in the gun. He realizes that he will not be considered a man after the debacle with the mule and he flees town on a train. I think the gun gives him a sense of independence and he feels like he is able to do what he wants. He is changed because the gun initiates himself into manhood and while he is leaving on the train, it symbolizes him leaving behind his childhood a moving on towards manhood.
The gun changed Dave by making him feel like a man- a powerful man. Dave connects the maturity of an adult with the ownership of a gun. When he recieves the gun, he likes to hold it in his hands because it makes him feel powerful. He did not feel powerful before; he was a young, helpless boy.
In a way the gun makes Dave feel like he has become a man. The gun makes him feel like he is in control. He talks about how no body will mess with him because of the gun. After Dave killed Jenny he felt compelled to lie, and after he got in trouble he thought about how people would treat him different. After shooting the rest of the bullets in the woods Dave only wished he had one more bullet to scare the farmer.
-Spencer Collier
I think that Dave is at a point in his life where he wants to feel more mature, because he is getting closer to becoming a man. I think the gun is symbolism for maturity for Dave. I think that when he finally recieved permission to buy the gun, he felt like he was not a child anymore. The gun changed Dave by making him feel like he was an adult. Eventually the gun made Dave feel like more of a child than ever, because he could not handle the gun, and ended up killing Jenny.
The gun changes Dave after he shoots the mule because he thinks he is smarter than everyone else. Dave lies to them saying the mule fell on some equipment, avoiding that he actually shot it. Everyone can tell that he is lying so he admits to accidently shooting the mule but lies again about throwing the gun into the river. After he decides he wants to shoot the gun with his eyes open after he thinks he has become a man. After he shoots it he takes the gun and runs from town.
Courtney Demarest
Drew Price-
Dave is a very well mannered and "good" boy. He treats everyone with lot's of respect. When Dave got older, almost 18, he thinks that he should have a gun. He says that every man should have a gun. I don't believe he changed when he first got the gun. You see a noticeable change after he kills the mule then still goes back to the gun and shoots all the rounds in the gun. It seems like he didn't care about the mule any longer and just wanted to shoot the gun and feel like a man.
The gun changes Dave by making Dave feel more of a man when he has it. He has the urge to be a "man" and the gun is the gun is the thing that makes him feel like a man. The gun makes Dave feel secure and will instantly be more mature once he has it. His consiquences from using the gun dosn't really change him though. He still thinks he should be looked at as a man. When he has the gun on him he thinks he is a man.
The gun changes Dave because after he shoots the mule he thinks that he is smater than everyone else and lies to them. Once everyone sees through the lie then he admits to shooting the mule accidently but then lies about throwing the gun in the river. Later he takes the gun and is determined to shoot it with his eyes open. After he accomplishes it he feels that he is a man and can actually shoot a gun. He feels that he has power and is a man as he keeps the gun and runs away from the town. He hopes to find a place where he is appreciated.
-Jordan
The gun changes Dave by making Dave feel more of a man when he has it. He has the urge to be a "man" and the gun is the gun is the thing that makes him feel like a man. The gun makes Dave feel secure and will instantly be more mature once he has it. His consiquences from using the gun dosn't really change him though. He still thinks he should be looked at as a man. When he has the gun on him he thinks he is a man.
Daniel Marine
I believe the gun changes David because after he shoots it he feels more like a man and more mature. He becomes mroe confident and doesnt feel the need to listen to his parents and he rebels.
Lauren Alfredson
Dave, with the gun, comes to think that he's a man. He believes that now that he has a weapon, no one will mess with him, that the other workers wont make fun of him and that he'll get respect from the people around him. He's frustrated because he doesnt understand why he's still 'the boy' and the only difference he sees between him and the other men is that he doesnt have a gun. buying one, to him, is his initiation and how he becomes a man.
-zach
I don't think that the gun changes Dave at all. Having the gun in his possession does change his perception of himself as he now thinks that he is a man. When Dave accidently shoots Jenny, it shows just how much of a boy he actually is (because a man would not bury the gun and fabricate such an unlikely story to hide his actions). Not only does Dave lie about the situation and reinforce his immaturity to the people in the community in which he lives, but he runs away (with his gun) from his home in an attempt to find a place he will be seen as a man... but he is still the boy he was at the beginning of the story.
~Amber
i didn't much like the story. it was kinda slow and long. i didnt agree with the whole tittle of a man who was almost a man. when the mule got shot it was sad. i dont understand how you can accidently shoot somthing. i am a hunter and a firearm should never go off with out intentions. even if you have never had a gun before you should have enough common since to have somebody teach you how to use it than you shouldnt have one. BEAU BRADLEY
In the story I dont think the gun changed Dave as a person. I believe it taught the reader more life lessons then it did Dave. Even after Dave's mistake and lies, he still believes he is ready to be a man. But the reader knows that to be a man you must be able to accept your responsibilities and Dave is not ready to do that. Obviously Dave is a static character.
-Mallory Lensegrav
I think the gun did not change him at all. It made him feel as if he were a man. But I think the only time he changed was after he shot the mule I think he then became a man. I think the people laghing at him made him realize dumb choses can effect you.
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