Pride is a feeling that is housed within man’s heart and soul and may be thought of as having the most value when it comes to maintaining self-esteem. D

Strength is often seen as one of the major and most dominant motivations that fuels man’s driving force to gain respect among his peers. Dave feels that the gun yields great strength when he says, “Could kill a man with a gun like this. Kill anybody, black or white.” (278). This may demonstrate that he has now realized the potential he holds with the strength gained from having this gun. Finally, he has enough strength to retaliate against all of the constant ridicule and belittling he faces. Also, the story reads, “He slid out of bed, got a long strip of old flannel…wrapped the gun in it, and tied it to his naked thigh…He did not go in to breakfast…he started for Jim Hawkins plantation…Ah didn’t know Ah wuz gittin up so early, Mistah Hawkins. Ah wuz fixin t hitch up ol Jenny n take her t the fiels. Good. Since you’re so early, how about plowing that stretch by the woods? Suits me, Mistah Hawkins.”(278-279). The protagonist was so elated at the fact of having a gun and the strength he seemed to gain from it that he went to work hours before scheduled. Moreover, now that he had a gun he did not mind doing more work because he was now a man and that is what a man is expected to do, work. Now that Dave has experienced such a substantial change, who knows what endeavors l

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