The Man Who Was Almost a Man
What metaphors are used in The Man Who Was Almost a Man by Richard Wright?
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Wright clearly develops the gun as a phallic symbol which will substitute for his and his father's appropriated "manhood," itself a metaphor for economic security and self-sufficiency.
The Man Who Was Almost a Man