Thursday, 03 September 2009 21:40
Almos’ a Man by Richard Wright
VHS, 39 min., 1976
A black teen-age farm worker of the late 1930’s convinces his mother that he is "almos’ a man" so he can buy a second-hand gun. He accidentally shoots a mule and opens himself to misunderstanding and ridicule in the midst of his genuine attempts to be a man - free from family and place.
A black teen-age farm worker of the late 1930’s convinces his mother that he is "almos’ a man" so he can buy a second-hand gun. He accidentally shoots a mule and opens himself to misunderstanding and ridicule in the midst of his genuine attempts to be a man - free from family and place.
Category:
Literature