Rebellion
We often view ourselves not as who we are, but the way others expect us to be, or the way they see us. Unless we are able to break free from our restrictions our development can be prevented from becoming what we want to be. In the story "A Man Who Was Almost a Man", Dave is a young man stuck in between childhood and manhood. He just wants to prove to everyone that he is a man. He feels that they only way is to rebel against his parents then maybe they would treat him differently. He also realizes that he has to stop letting other people control him. He is using all of his streng…
