How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Lawd knows yuh don need no gun. But yer pa does." (109)
Basically, she's saying that Daddy Saunders is a man while Dave is still a boy. Burn. Still, does giving a boy enough money to buy a gun really sound like a good idea?
Quote #5
But he had not fired it; he had been afraid that his father might hear. Also he was not sure he know how to fire it. (115)
In Dave's mind, Daddy Saunders is all-seeing and all-knowing—basically, a long white beard away from being a god. By placing his father on a pedestal, Dave tricks himself into believing that true manhood is out of reach for him.