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Quote #1
Shucks, a man oughta hava little gun aftah he done worked hard all day. (1)
For Dave, the equation is simple: boy + gun = man. Not quite, buddy. Still, he does an awful lot of work for a seventeen-year-old—doesn't he deserve some respect?
Quote #2
"Your ma lettin you have your own money now?"
"Shuck. Mistah Joe, Ahm gittin t be a man like anybody else!" (9-10)
Well, there goes being a man. Although this exchange proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Dave is still a boy, we can't help but put some of the blame on his parents for this. Is hoarding all of their son's money really the best tactic?
Quote #3
He did not want to mention money before his father […] He looked at his father uneasily out of the edge of his eye. (61)
Dave is straight-up intimidated by his father. His mom loves to play the good cop, easily guilt-tripped into giving her darling son whatever he wants. His father, on the other hand, will shut that nonsense down in a second. If you were wondering what Dave's gold standard of masculinity is, look no further than his father.