Sherman Alexie is the author of “Superman and Me”. This is a story about Alexie teaching himself to read with a Superman comic book which also inspired him to become a writer. In this story‚ Alexie made a claim that “A smart Indian is a dangerous person‚ widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike.” (Alexie 497). He found himself to be a dangerous person because of his experience of discrimination. Nonetheless‚ it is an unrealistic claim in that a “…smart Indian” (Alexie 497) or
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Knowledge is power. For Sherman Alexie learning to read gave him the power to rise above the stereotype for native americans. In his essay‚ “Superman and Me”‚ Alexie reveals the story of how against all odds‚ he learned to read‚ and how it changed his life. He builds a persuasive argument by proving his credibility as an impoverished child and the use of strong emotional appeals to convince the reader on the importance of the difference an education can make in someone’s life. In his short story
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Superman and Me. By: Sherman Alexie Essay by: Julia Thompson "When life gives you lemons‚ make lemonade." In the short story Superman and me‚ by Sherman Alexie it shows us how this metaphor is used without it even being said. Alexie unlike most Indian kids in 1998 had a passion to read. He got this urge to read from his father‚ someone that went out of his way to buy any novel‚ magazine‚ or book that he could get his grip on. Reading material was stacked throughout the house‚ Alexie would read
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Superman was knocking down a door and that very action inspired Alexie. Superman who was in a fictional book gave Alexie the mindset to knock down any obstacle that will block his way to survive. Many individuals perceives Indians to be uneducated and is unlikely to success in life. Alexie proved them wronged by self teaching himself to read by first comprehending superman’s action in the comic books to advancing to “Grape of Wrath” in the kindergarten. Alexie was trying to convey a message that
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saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman didn’t exist... I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.” Just as many children look up to fictional characters such as Superman‚ parents rich or poor‚ look up to our school system to educate their children. However‚ too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education‚ like Superman‚ is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman‚” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about
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The Representative of Superman of the Jack London Type ——An Analysis of Buck of the Call of the Wild ⅠIntroduction 1.1 Introducing the Author Jack London (1876-1916)‚ American writer‚ who is best known for his stories of adventure set in the Yukon‚ was an naturalist who wrote in the tradition of Kilpling and Robert Louis Stevenson‚ his life symbolized the power of will‚ was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His vigorous stories of men and animals
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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
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Personal anecdotes and repetition are featured very predominantly in Sherman Alexie’s ‘The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me’ to stress the challenges that Alexie had to overcome to not be a stereotype. Alexie immediately begins his essay with a story about Superman comics‚ while some readers may find it to be an unfitting addition to his essay‚ but it actually serves to address the limited resources for early education that he had. It is crucial to address that point so readers could
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Summary of “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie The story Superman and me was written by Sherman Alexie. This short story is about the Sherman Alexie’s life as an Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reserve in eastern Washington State and how reading and writing greatly affected his life. This shorts story describes the young Indian boy’s fascination with literature‚ his intelligence as an Indian‚ and how he becomes a teacher of creative writing for Indian children. Sherman Alexie’s first
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Reading Leads to Prosperity Sherman Alexie recalls his childhood memory of learning to read‚ and his teaching experience in “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”. He devotes his interest to reading. By this way‚ he breaks the stereotype that Indian boys are expected to be stupid and dumb‚ and later on he becomes a successful writer because of his endeavor to read. Alexie vividly narrates his younger life by using metaphor and repetition with a confident tone‚ in order to strengthen
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