Education Reading Responses 1. The overarching tone of this piece is shamefully miserable. Sherman Alexie conveys this by using negative diction‚ for example; Alexie begins his first grade excerpt by saying‚ “My hair was short and the U.S. Government glasses were horn-rimmed‚ ugly…” The author uses the word ‘ugly’ to indicate young Alexie lacks in self confidence and is ashamed of his appearance. Alexie continues on saying‚ “… in school the other Indian boys chased me from one corner of the playground
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who was not set up from birth to be a success. When reading One Stick Song‚ you get the sense that the author is a person who has a sense of humor. Yet‚ not one of his poems or vignettes made me laugh‚ and I think that is a product of how well Alexie infuses his writing with the past. Many of his writings are extremely clever‚ with little twists in them to catch the reader. This is Alexie’s way of showing the reader what their expectations were‚ and then refusing to fulfill them. One in particular
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6. Alexie writes very informally and very casually‚ which is suitable because he follows the format of a diary. As readers‚ we are inside of Junior’s mind‚ so we experience his real self‚ and the self that he presents to others. There are several times throughout Junior’s narration where he will ask the reader a direct question. When talking about the dentist who pulled out ten of his teeth in one day he says‚ “What a bastard‚ huh? (3). After describing all of his physical abnormalities‚ he refers
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Adversity In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the author allows readers to create a vivid image of the lives of the Spokane Indians by using teen language‚ humor and irony because it allows the readers to face serious issues in an enjoyable way. Junior makes the readers understand the way he lives in his reservation full of poverty and alcoholism and goes to the outside world filled with people discriminating against him. Alexie‚ using Junior’s humor and
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a large quantity of rape and violence cases on the reservation. In the Native American culture and society‚ there is a prevalent cycle of failure and inability to associate with the majority of people along with mentality issues and addiction. Sherman Alexie combines these factors in the short stories “The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore” and “Every Little Hurricane‚” while the authors from “Frozen in Time”: The impact of Native American media representations on identity
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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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In the short story "Superman and Me"‚ the author‚ Sherman Alexie talks about how he came about helping Native American children become educated. He detail’s about his life growing up on a Native American reservation with a limited supply of education. He taught himself how to read‚ and through the abundant supply of books from his father he became an “oddity” for being a prodigy. The author repeats the phrase‚ “I was trying to save my life” but later on he changes it to‚ “I am trying to save our
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“Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie‚ he creates an extended metaphor to show the reader the connection between Superman and himself. There are many ways in which Superman and Alexie are compared. Three ways that they are alike are they save lives of others‚ break down doors‚ and they are both smart and arrogant. The first way they are similar‚ is that they both save lives. The text states‚ “I was trying to save my life.” It also states‚ “I was trying to save our lives.” Alexie is saving lives metaphorically
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connect to one of assigned poems as I feel that in some cases‚ they rhythmic tone requires more effort taking away from the natural flow and connection that narrative poetry has. I will say that I found last week’s poem‚ “The Facebook Sonnet” by Sherman Alexie‚ to be a clever and blunt‚ 14 line piece that shines light on just how much social media drives people away from face-to-face contact. Even in mentioning that religious worship is as simple as logging onto a website. We connect by connecting on
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