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    Alexie Saves Lives Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” is about how Alexie changed his life‚ and the lives of others‚ by learning to read. “Sherman Alexie‚ a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian‚ grew up on a reservation surrounded by poverty‚ alcoholism‚ and disease. . .” (About Sherman Alexie)‚ though his family was poor‚ his father loved to read; and Alexie adopted that love of reading at an early age. Alexie soon started to see the world around him like paragraphs. He would read anything and everything

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    Sherman Alexie According my researching from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online‚ Academic Search Complete‚ and Superman and Me in class‚ I found out biographical information on Sherman Alexie. The reason I searched about Sherman Alexie because I wanted to know about how he had been through his life and become a successful American poet. He also writes essays and novels. In childhood‚ Sherman Alexie was born October 7‚ 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. He lived where surrounded

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    Victor from “Every Little Hurricane” is an example of a teen protagonist witnesses struggles of poverty‚ alcoholism‚ and disparity in his own household. The setting of the story is at a new year’s eve party‚ where his two uncles‚ Arnold and Adolph are fighting‚ and nearly murder one another. Witnesses in the background are fully aware of the chaotic environment caused by the heated argument of the uncles but do nothing‚ for seeing one Indian killing another does not at all surprise them. For many

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    Sherman Alexie’s promotion of Indian culture Sherman Alexie promotes the understanding of Indian culture through his literary works‚ including “War Dances‚ the Business of Fancydancing‚ and Indian Killer.” Sherman was an alcoholic‚ and he used to abuse alcohol. Once he published his first book he’s been sober ever since. Sherman writes about Indian culture because he grew up on an Indian reservation. Even though his stuff is fiction most of his poems‚ books‚ etc have a story behind them. He says

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    The impact of reading Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie’s story "Superman and Me" digs deep into how reading can change lives. He shares personal stories‚ emotions‚ and logical points to show just how important literacy is in shaping who we become. Being a Native American writer‚ Alexie brings realness and trustworthiness to his tale by talking about his own life. He tells us how he fought through tough times with the help of education and books‚ making us believe in what he’s saying

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    way the poet‚ Sherman Alexie‚ attempts to show hubris is towards the beginning of the poem where it says‚ “So I comforted and kissed him in the dark Bedroom‚ but my comfort was not enough… It’s hard for fathers to compete with mothers’ love.”(5). With these lines Alexie introduces the hubris with the father. The father attempts to be a help to his son‚ however instead the mother ends up being who was wanted.This idea that he wasn’t wanted is what brings up his feeling entitlement. Alexie later describes

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    Summary/Analysis of “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie’s essay‚ “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” describes how his childhood experiences of learning to read and write influence who he is today. He discusses how he learns to read and how his love of reading propels him through school. He talks about the cultural attitudes and expectations that inhibit Indian children from succeeding in the classroom and how these experiences influence his decision to become a writer. Alexie grew up‚ poor‚ on a reservation

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    English 100 C01 Davis RR 1 September 5‚ 2013 Superman and Me Sherman Alexie‚ Author Superman and Me‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ is the inspiring story of the author’s rise from a poverty stricken childhood on a Native American reservation. It began with his love of books and reading and continues through his fight to help the Native American children living on the reservation today. Alexie grew up in a seemingly typical Native American family and lived on a reservation in

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    In Sherman Alexie’s essay‚ Superman and Me‚ he uses repetition and extended metaphors to transition from a personal to social level as he illustrates his poor childhood‚ and how reading saves his and others lives. The essay is introduced with the Superman comic books that taught Alexie how to read. He uses the repetition of “I cannot recall” to explain that he does not recall the exact details of what he read but the idea of reading. He then contrasts this by stating what he can remember – being

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    I choose the story ’Salt’ written by Sherman Alexie. When I saw the name of the story‚ it seems to be unique and different.It created an interest in me to know about this story‚ that’s why I choose this story.I like this story because this is a very emotional story. It shows the feeling of the people when their loved one goes from this world and this story about the myth of people that salt keeps them safe from death.The summary of the story given below. This story is about an eighteen-year boy

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