View source for Short Story:Almos' a Man (Richard Wright)

{{ShortStory
|title=Almos' a Man
|author=Richard Wright
|publication=Harper's Bazaar
|year=1940
|words=4500
|read1_site=Harper's Bazaar
|read1_url=http://xroads.virginia.edu/~DRBR2/wright.htm
|read1_access=free
|genres=Dark Comedy;Contemporary;Coming-Of-Age;Comedy;Contemporary Fiction
|tags=Firearms;Dark Comedies With A Hint Of Pity;Death Of An Animal;Third Person POV;Poverty;Accident;Money;Getaway Ending;Suspenseful;Guns;Family;Train;Humiliation;Escape Ending;Mule;Triumphant Ending;Surprising Ending;Dialogue Heavy Plot
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}}