Superman And Me Sherman Alexie Analysis
In SuperMan and Me Sherman Alexie tells the story of his childhood and how he grew up. His use of simple, but powerful sentences convey how desperate he truly was to learn and teach others. Alexie uses powerful quotes to emphasize this. One quote that eminently expresses this is “I read with equal parts joy and desperation.” Though this quote is not remarkably complex it gets the point across precisely and clearly.
Alexie’s childhood was not one of ease. This quote consummately sums up his life when he was younger. Alexie loved books and knowledge because his father loved books and knowledge. Sadly, these were not an excepted ideals for Native Americans. So when he says, “I read with equal parts joy and desperation.” he means he loved reading …show more content…
They were treated unfairly and unkindly because settlers thought them to be idiotic savages. And so started the expectation of Native Americans to be moronic. Alexie revoked this tradition, but his people and others revoked him for this. See this quote is quite literal as well a figurative. Figuratively speaking he was desperate to read because he had to do so in secret. Literally speaking he was essentially banned from learning. He even says “I fought with my classmates on a daily basis. They wanted me to be quiet when the non-indian teacher asked for answers....” We can assume this means verbally and physically. They were scared of his intellect. The hated him because he was different. His love for reading fueled his desperation for knowledge. His desperation for knowledge fuels their hate for his difference. Because of this we see just how much reading can mean to a person once that right has been taken away or restricted.
Sherman Alexie was a child genius who wanted nothing more than to learn. Though this constantly got him into trouble his love never ceased. We see how his desperation to learn caused strife among his peers, how made up the majority of his childhood, and how he wants to give this love and need to a new generation. His desperation was the result of his circumstance. But we can see he made the best out of his
Alexie’s childhood was not one of ease. This quote consummately sums up his life when he was younger. Alexie loved books and knowledge because his father loved books and knowledge. Sadly, these were not an excepted ideals for Native Americans. So when he says, “I read with equal parts joy and desperation.” he means he loved reading …show more content…
They were treated unfairly and unkindly because settlers thought them to be idiotic savages. And so started the expectation of Native Americans to be moronic. Alexie revoked this tradition, but his people and others revoked him for this. See this quote is quite literal as well a figurative. Figuratively speaking he was desperate to read because he had to do so in secret. Literally speaking he was essentially banned from learning. He even says “I fought with my classmates on a daily basis. They wanted me to be quiet when the non-indian teacher asked for answers....” We can assume this means verbally and physically. They were scared of his intellect. The hated him because he was different. His love for reading fueled his desperation for knowledge. His desperation for knowledge fuels their hate for his difference. Because of this we see just how much reading can mean to a person once that right has been taken away or restricted.
Sherman Alexie was a child genius who wanted nothing more than to learn. Though this constantly got him into trouble his love never ceased. We see how his desperation to learn caused strife among his peers, how made up the majority of his childhood, and how he wants to give this love and need to a new generation. His desperation was the result of his circumstance. But we can see he made the best out of his