Sherman Alexie's Superman And Me

Alcoholic parents verbally abuse and raise children to feel alone and invisible, damaging their future relationships and mental life. Award-winning Native American poet, and novelist, Sherman Alexie known for his critically acclaimed film, Smoke Signals (1998). He grew up on a reservation with poverty and addiction, and was isolated from his people by distinguishing himself academically and refusing to remain passive and submissive during his younger years. The article, “Superman and Me,” demonstrates the marginalization of him and the significance of finding a voice to save his own life, as well as the lives of his people. Mr. Alexie writes, “I read with equal parts joy and desperation. I loved those books, but I also knew that love had

Sherman Alexie wrote an article called “Superman and Me” , it talks about his struggles being an smart Indian boy . The main point of the passage was as a Indian kid, Sherman Alexie dealt with stereotypes about reading and writing based upon the values of his;however, he taught himself how to read from Superman comic books. In the article it states “I refused to fail. I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky.” He was trying to tell he was tell he wasn’t going to give up being smart just because he’s different from other Indians . Even though he was being stereotyped , he wasn’t going to let others bring him down because he knew that he was too smart and blessed to have an education .

“What was it? Who were they? Where are they now? Do they exist?” wonders the writer Sherman Alexie if the Native American reservation school system ever exposed him to the concept of creative writing or writers. In his essay, “The Joy of Reading: Superman and Me,” he describes how notions such as creative writing and reading high-level texts were considered “beyond Indians.” To combat such unwarranted profiling, he reminds young Native Americans of the importance of resisting negative stereotypes. Alexie claims that no matter the situations they were born into, they can still accomplish their aspirations. He supports this contention through his own experiences, reflecting upon how empowerment from reading and writing– particularly that which he garnered from reading the iconic comic Superman at the age of three– “saved” him from the failure expected from his race. In his essay, Spokane Indian-American writer Sherman Alexie employs relatable and uplifting personal narrative to motivate Native American youth to view others’ success, real or fictional, as validation of their own potential.

The reading I found interesting was “How teachers make children hate reading” by John Holt. I thought this was interesting because it really shows difference from when he was younger and learning to when he was older, and how the education changed. When he was younger he never used a dictionary while reading. He just kept reading and

“I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky.” Wise words from a Spokane Indian boy named Sherman Alexie, who was not provided the same educational rights and opportunities as most Americans. He was born in Washington state on a Spokane reservation. People expected him to be dumb just because he was an Indian. Well that wasn't the case. He refused to be the stereotype Indian that society labeled him as. So at the age of three he taught himself how to read and write by analyzing a superman comic book. He faced tons of difficulties when trying to get his education. Difficulties such as teachers on the reservation refusing to teach him at the level he could learn at. Alexie was persuasive when informing his target audience that Indians should

In the the short story “ The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”, written by Sherman Alexie, he goes to explain how he taught himself how to read by looking at comic book pictures. He would create the story by looking at the pictures and assuming that’s what it said. Alexie was a young boy living on an Indian reservation in Washington State with his family who were not as fortunate as others. His father had a desire for books, but soon Alexie had then gained a desire for books too. School on the Reservation was not as easy for him, he had to use whatever he could find in order to reach an education. He was motivated during the time of life when he was looked down on, and expected to fail. Alexie was smart, and did not want to live

In the story superman and Me, one idea Alexie explores it that people should not let obstacles get in the way of learning ( or their future). Sherman fought with his classmate on a daily basis. They wanted him to stay quiet when the non-idian teacher asked for answer, for volunteers, for help. So what is happening is that sherman wants a better life for kinda, the evidence prove that his class mates are obsacle of learning and anwerinfg the questions. This is so cause Sherman fought with his class mate because he was answering the question from the non-idian teacher. Kids who refuse and resist ¨Books¨ Sherman says to them. ¨Books¨he say. Sherman throws his weight againist their locked doors. The door hold, He smart, He arrogant, He lucky, He

Is success a coincidence or just destiny? For Pele, "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do". In “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, he illustrates his perseverance and hard work towards his love of reading and learning to read in order to be successful in his career as a writer. Through his use of past experience of learning to read, Alexie demonstrates his intelligence and use of determination in order to create an ethos of a writer to evoke motivation towards his audience.

Reservation throughout the United States are designated spaces for Native Americans to maintain their traditional lifestyles. Americans, have never been very accepting of Native Americans or more frequently referred to as Indians. Sherman Alexie, an author of many short stories, novels, and poetry is himself an Indian and writes about his experiences in Superman and Me. Alexie writes of developing a love for reading that set the difference for his progress. In both the Indian and non-Indian worlds there is a pattern of ridicule, but that does not halt the progress of an individual with determination and diligence.

Family values have an enormous impact on children. These impacts constantly reveal altered outcomes. In the essay “Superman and Me,” a Native American boy is empowered by his heritage to break through stereotypes of intelligence. Likewise, “Stone Soup” presents a single mother who breaks through stereotypes to see her differences as a normality. Although both of these authors are faced with harsh situations, these essays lead to unlikely empowerment in the end. Whereas Alexie perceives pride as encouraging others to look past stereotypes of race through intelligence, Kingsolver perceives pride in the strength of a single mother, a mother who doesn’t make her children any less happy.

Essays and poems shape, provide connections to and give us ways we are all connected by telling stories about what people experience. When authors tell their stories were able to make connections and think about how it relates to others. Despite the fact that we are all very different coming from different ethnicities to the region we came from. As people, we face similar problems about who we are and what others may feel. Although weʻre not alone because others are in similar scenarios as well.

I am reading the book, The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley. I am on page 178 and there is a total of 200 pages to read because pages 201-306 are just citations or author notes. The process of reading this book is very exciting because I am able to learn a bunch of new information that is relevant to me and I will be able to share the new information with other people. The time we have gotten in class was beneficial because it gave me time to finish a chunk of the book with the given time in class. When I first started reading the book, I thought the book would be boring but as I read more, it became interesting. The book covered multiple topics about the effects of schools around the world. Ripley talks about the social pressure around

Being in elementary, reading junie b jones made me like to read. Then when middle school came I fell in love with books being able to read the bluford series, and the magic tree house books. Elementary had you like you it’s funny, it makes you think this is how books is really written all your life. Middle school i thought i was able to relate to the books that I read and that the message stood out to me. It made me read the books over and over again, which normally I don't do at all. As soon as highschool hits, they have you reading the most boring stuff ever for example fahrenheit 451, Dracula and many more. Then on top of that they have you reading passages in your test. Like we have all the time in the world to read them long unbelievable passages when class ends in like 40 minutes. The passages be like a whole book and the teacher be giving you little amount of time to do

Many high school teachers know that reading always becomes a struggle, so all English teachers prepare a list that they will discuss to department members. As a Freshmen English teacher, it’s almost like a new start every year. Teens do not yet understand what a big transition it is, going into the high school. Older students can look intimidating and so can harder classes. Students that read throughout the year learn how to indicate a lesson learned and begin to have an open-mind on society. With a list of books, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, Of Mice and Men, and Animal Farm teens will begin to understand cultural literacy.

In elementary school, I ended up separated from my friends, and put into advanced reading groups, However, I found these kids to be obnoxious. My love for books turned into a nasty competition to see who could rise to the top with the highest reading level, and the most impressive amount of books read. Although kept apart from the people I wanted to hang out with, I ended up helping my friend Natasha as much as I could because she kept failing her reading tests. My first grade teacher noticed, and sent a note home to my mother thanking me for helping out a friend. A majority of kids were frustrated with their inability to read in elementary school, but that was when my love for reading was at its highest point. I gravitated towards the Dear America book series,