most people did. This is illustrated in the literary work of Malcolm X‚ Sherman Alexie and Anne Lamott. According to these people‚ literacy isn’t achieved by simply going to school. It’s achieved through great determination and through great persistence. In the essay “Superman and Me‚” the author Sherman Alexie details how he learned to read despite having limited resources on the Native American reservation where he grew up. Alexie
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By reading the passages on Malcolm X‚ Richard Wright‚ and Sherman Alexie it is only obvious that reading brought enlightenment to their lives‚ and all three authors have a lot in common. These significant people felt trapped in some form‚ and their insatiable hunger for reading set them free. They were all fascinated with the act of reading‚ and they all taught themselves‚ and gave themselves the education needed to enlighten and influence others. Discovering how to read provided many opportunities
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In his poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel‚ Sherman Alexie uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and a satirical tone to depict some typical Native American stereotypes. Alexie uses nature imagery when proposing how men and women should be described in an American Indian novel. He writes that an Indian woman’s body should be compared to “brown hills‚ mountains‚ fertile valleys‚ dewy grass‚ wind‚ and clear water.” Through this‚ he seems to be making the point that authors tend to only use nature
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summary based on Sherman Alexie’s essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” (page 27). I didn’t know how to really get started on this assignment‚ and I’m horrible at writing‚ it’s definetly my weakest subject‚ any feedback would be much appreciated. This short story "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and me" was written by Sherman Alexie and copyrighted in 1997. "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and me" explains Alexie’s life as an Indian boy and how writing
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#2 30‚ October‚ 2013 The Challenges Faced when Cross-Culturing Sherman Alexie constructed a short fiction story related to the “telling stories” section in the Norton Eleventh edition. In his story‚ a main theme presents itself. The main theme presented in the story is that of general stereotyping. General stereotyping clearly identifies itself when William‚ the taxi rider‚ states “No‚ not jewel-on-the-forehead Indian” (Alexie 62). Constructing an essay related to the most obvious theme would
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a young age knew and taught himself how to read! How did he manage to do this? What is it like to try and change a certain action that everyone else does? Sherman Alexie was just six months old when he had started to experience a life-changing process. His life was between in life or death. His parents weren’t ordinary parents. Somehow‚ Alexie gained the motivation to learn how to be on his own and learn how to read because he couldn’t do it. He would notice that not many people like him in his
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As the two young men drive through the desert‚ Alexie applies significant imagery to show the isolation and importance of the situation. There is a certain tension in the air when the two old friends reconnect after their falling out. They are alone in the middle of nowhere: “Victor looked around the desert‚ sniffed the air‚ felt the emptiness and loneliness” (159). Alexie uses imagery to encapsulate the situation that the two young men are in. To help the reader feel the tension of the isolated
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epitomize their parents. Another anthology by writer Sherman Alexie describes how his passion for reading was preceded by his father’s passion for reading‚ “My father loved books‚ and since I loved my father with aching devotion‚ I decided to love books as well.” (35). Alexie’s father bought books by the pound‚ as he describes in the story‚ from all different places‚ including thrift stores. As a result of his father owning a houseful of books‚ Alexie followed in his father’s literary footsteps‚ fell
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Crazy Horse Dreams Victor stands next to a fried bread stand watching other Indians eating. After eating he was ready to leave Blackfoot. The waitress said‚" They don’t pay you any mind becasue your hair is to short." She was wearing clothes made in Spokane‚ what reminded him of an Indian grandmother that made them. That also reminded him of the bank teller asked him if her shirt was Authentic. While he was walking he saw Willie Boyd holding bone trying to make gas money for his trip to
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Reading and Writing: Superman and Me’ In his essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie claimed that it was reading and knowledge which saved his life. Because‚ besides reading and books‚ his family and background was the same as other Indians who lived in the reservation: poor and underprivileged. Alexie then recalled how his father read as many books as possible‚ which made himself a role model to the author. Under his father’s influence‚ Alexie picked up books before
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