"The man who was almost a man" speaks of Dave, who had conflicts with gaining recognition and respect, because he was young. He wanted to grow up and become a man. For this he bought a weapon, thinking that it would make him grow as a man. Seeking power, he buys this weapon, to feel powerful, unstoppable. All these conflicts of the dave age led him to make some bad decisions. The story well specifies this when he accidentally shoots a mule, and he cannot sustain the excuse he made up for it, and when he decides to take a train and go to a city where he would be able to man up.
"An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" is a poem by William Butler Yeats whereas "Do not go gentle into that good night" is a poem by Dylan Thomas. Both these poems discuss the topic of death.
The above two excerpts differ in how they address the topic of death as can be seen in option D: The excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" reveals an acceptance of death, while the main idea in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into the good night" is to fight death at all costs.
<h3>Comparison of the concept of death in above poems</h3>
Further description of the answer is as follows:
- The poems above address the topic of death but the perspective of handling it is different.
- In the first poem, the poet is talking about acceptance of the concept of death, whereas in the second poem, the poet urges to fight death until the last breath.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
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