Don't write about Man; write about a man.

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire …”

“On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of l…”

“And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again …”

“After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.”