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    Sherman Alexie

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    In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚” Sherman Alexie credits learning to read a Superman comic book with saving his life. As an Indian boy growing up on a reservation in Spokane‚ Washington‚ where being uneducated was not the exception but the rule‚ Alexie was given few opportunities to succeed. The Superman comic book was the book he taught himself to read with‚ which in turn saved him from going down a path that lead to a the life of inferiority and failure. Learning to

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    connection with someone unrelated makes him/her seem almost like family. But what about our “real” family that we are bound to by blood? Do love and connection bind us‚ or does it tear us apart? Do our family heirlooms provide meaning for all? The main conflict in “Everyday Use” includes an African American family with both internal and external struggles. The yard and quilt in Alice Walker’s intriguing short story‚ “Everyday Use” are symbolic and illuminate the fundamental theme of family and heritage

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    expect Asalamalakim. Alsalamalakim says he doesn’t eat collard green and claimed that pork was unclean. On the other hand we can see Wangero stuffing her face with chitlins‚ collard greens‚ and corn bread. Many cultural differences are present in this scene‚ the consumption of these kinds of food have come from the African descent. It’s not hard to see that the conventional education of Wangero has split her from her family making her character come off as mean. Besides that you can see that Wangero

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    Sherman Alexie is a Native American writer‚ best known for his works “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚” Smoke Signals‚ “What You Pawn‚” and “Indian Education.” In every story Alexie’s style is recognizable‚ making his works incredibly unique to his culture. Within his writings‚ his imagery is beyond belief‚ his description of “He’s got those great big cheekbones that are like planets‚ you know‚ with little moons orbiting them‚” (What You Pawn‚ 1) gives you a picture of Junior. Alexie

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    In his book of short stories‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ author Sherman Alexie explores the theme of Native Americans as outsiders and outcasts. Throughout many of his stories‚ Alexie’s uses the motifs‚ imagery and figurative language to underscore the theme. Three of these stories are “Every Little Hurricane”‚ “A Drug Called Tradition”‚ and “Indian Education”; Alexie uses the motifs of storytelling‚ alcoholism‚ and the warrior to explore how the outsider status of his Native

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    2. In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ Maggie and her mother’s relationship is depicted as tight-knit. This can be interpreted throughout the story because Mama describes how they spend the majority of their time together. An example of this is when Mama says‚ “Maggie will marry John Thomas… then I’ll be free to sit here and I guess just sing church songs by myself”‚ implying that they normally sing together. Mama also predicts Maggie’s actions. She predicts how Maggie will “be nervous until her sister

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    Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a short story that describes a mother and her two daughters that have different personalities. Mrs. Johnson’s daughters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ grew up in the same house around the same time but have experienced different lives. Throughout the story‚ the mother depicts the different personalities and physical features of her two daughters. The traits that each daughter possess are displayed when Dee returns home for a visit. Mrs. Johnson’s older daughter‚ Dee‚ is a self-centered

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    Indian‚ author Sherman Alexie introduces his readers to the issue of Indians used as mascots in sports. It is an issue that has plagued sports for decades and Alexie brings up the subject throughout his book and in interviews. He brings the topic to light to open the reader’s eyes to the idea that Native Americans are still thought as historical but not culturally relevant to society. Thousands of sports teams across the country have nicknames that either allude to or directly use the Native American

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    even affect the way families live. “Everyday Use” is a short story that tells about a mother‚ her two daughters‚ and the differences in their values and how they live their lives. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” she uses characterization‚ imagery‚ and setting to clearly demonstrate the theme of her story. Throughout the story she continuously uses these literary elements to show her theme of contrasting ideas of heritage. With the use of characterization Walker gradually reveals the personality

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    Sherman Alexie Reflection

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    Sherman Alexie – Reflection Sherman Alexie has created and developed the character Thomas Builds-The-Fire in his book‚ “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚” because he is shown as a Native American of old tradition whereas Victor is shown as a modern-day Indian. Thomas is presented in Sherman Alexie’s stories with innumerous knowledge of reservation life and Indian culture. He is there to tell the history of his people through stories detailed with emotions as if he experienced them

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