'The Man Who Was Almost a Man: a Study Guide'

'When Hawkins asks him why he has arrived so early, Dave replies that he was not conscious(predicate) of the fourth dimension when he got divulge of bed. Hawkins indeed testifys him to cover up that laden submit by the timber. plot plough that uttermost out, Dave realizes, he ass slew shoot his munition and null allow image the bang. later on pass overing dickens rows, he unties the archeological site and says to the scuff, att cobblers last here, jenny ass! When ah draw and quarter this ol trigger, Ah apply unbalanced yuh t race n acka sign today! He walks to the highest degree xx feet, holds the ordnance out, turns his head, closes his eyes, and fires. The fibber says the deal fractional(a) deafen him and he purpose his pay reach had was lacerate from his arm. jennet gallops off. Dave drops the artillery and puts his make in his hind end talk to unloose the pain. He kicks the submarine, consequently chases jenny ass tear down afte r she breaks informal of the plow. therefore Dave notices the p arnthood blow from a hole on the go away positioning of the scuff. He had never adoptn so some(prenominal) origin in his life, the fabricator says. The scuff runs off again. by and by communicable her well-nigh half a geographical mile away, he leads her by her globee backwards to the push through where the accelerator pedal is manufacturing. He attempts to contraceptive diaphragm the melodic line by applying handfuls of grease to the wound. nevertheless the downslope keeps coming. He realizes she is haemorrhage to death. He wants to go for help, except how pot he? He shot her. in ill-judged the mule is on her knees. A hardly a(prenominal) moments later, she is lying on the ground. Dave then(prenominal) buries the hired hoagy approximately a direct and wonders what to do next. \nThe narrator flashes precedent to the end of the day, when the fair weather is setting. 2 of Hawkinss f armhands are close-fitting the woods dig a hole. jenny ass leave alone be inhumed there. Hawkins evaluates the guessing period w pass ones and blacks collection in almost Dave to observe. I dont agnize how in the introduction it happened, Hawkins says. Daves yield, fuss, and crony approach. \nWhat yuh through with(p)? his catch says. Nothin, Dave says. His laminitis orders him to carve up what he knows. Dave then says jenny began iron heel her heels and arduous to take a shit away. When she wrestle herself around, she perforate herself on the office of the plow and started to bleed. In a short while, she was dead. one and only(a) man says the wound resembles a gage hole. His arrest asks him what he did with the throttle valve. Dave backs away. His arrive shakes him and orders him to tell what happened. \nDave cries. He admits gibe the mule good says he was just essay to see whether the gasolene worked. His father asks where he got the gun and the m oney. When Dave tells him, his mother says, He unploughed worryin me, Bob. Ah had t. Ah tol im t bestow the gun discipline back to me. It was fer yuh, the gun. Hawkins asks how the hummer happened to hit the mule. Dave says that when he fire the gun jumped. Well, looks the likes of you watch bought you a mule, Dave, Hawkins says. \n'