99pts brainliest goes to first answer! in at least 150 words, explain how the plot, setting and characters of richard wright’s “the man who was almost a man”, the author to develop a specific message about the civil rights movement.

The story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" describes how Dave, a seventeen-year-old boy, wants to buy a gun in order to earn the respect of the field hands that work with him. Dave ends up getting it, but accidentally shoots someone, and this precipitates a series of events that complicate his life.

The story contains a message of racial inequality that connects it with the civil rights movement. Dave and his family take part in sharecropping, one of the main ways in which African Americans could work the land. However, they were often dependent on white people and they earned very little money. This is shown by the way Dave's mother is often short on money. Moreover, Dave is victim of the oppression that many African Americans suffered, which leads him to feel powerless and desire the gun.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.

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