Superman Reader Analysis

1. In the comic book Alexie reads, Superman is breaking through a door. The point of this paragraph was to show us that the little Indian boy was breaking through a metaphorical door when he began trying to read. It is important to remember this at the end because Alexie talks about wanting to break through other kids’ doors to get them to read even though they are very stubborn. To most Indian children, Alexie is a superhero, like Superman, saving lives by breaking through to others and allowing children to read.

“Superman and Me” is a personal essay Alexie wrote to talk about his experience of learning to read at a very young age despite living in a poor family and having limited resources available to him. The main topic of the essay discusses the importance of books and defeating the stereotypes put on Native Americans. He was born on an Indian reservation with his three siblings and very little money but, he was lucky in the aspect of having a father who enjoyed reading and thus sparked his interest in reading. He details how he was determined to succeed in an environment that he was expected to fail in. He goes into depth with the quote, “A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared

Superman and Me summarized Sherman Alexie’s life as an intelligent indian who learned how to read at 3 years old. Alexie’s introduces us to the lifestyle he was raised around, he states “we were poor by most standards, but one of my parents usually managed to find some minimum-wage job or another, which made us middle-class by reservation standards” (496). He explains were his passion came from, his father was an indian who attended catholic school, and loved to read. Alexie felt like because he loved his father he should love to read to. Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” informs and persuades readers the importamce reading can have in your life.

An individual and the community they live in are both factors that impact individual's education. Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie is an essay published in the Los Angeles Times that describes the impact that reading had on his life and it shows that individuality triumphs community towards the goal to an education. He Named Me Malala is a movie dedicated to Malala Yousafzai's pursuit towards an education and it displays that an individual is responsible for their quest for an education. Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol is a book that discusses the disparities in education between schools of different classes and races, the book showcases that individuals are solely responsible for their pursuit in an education. Individuals are the benefactors

In the short story "Superman and Me", the writer, Sherman Alexie, points of interest how he figured out how to peruse in spite of having exceptionally restricted assets on the Native American reservation where he grew up. Alexie begins his story by acquainting how he figured out how with read utilizing a "Superman" comic book. Alexie figured out how to peruse by taking a gander at the photos and expecting what the discourse boxes would state in view of those outlines. Alexie notices that he doesn't recall the plot of the "Superman" comic book he utilized. This is significant in light of the fact that it focuses on the way that he utilized a comic book to peruse on the grounds that not at all like Alexie did not have the immeasurable instructive assets that the advantaged white youngsters had. He needed to utilize whatever he could discover keeping in mind the end goal to get a training. This is likewise communicated when he enlightens the peruse regarding how he would read his dad's odd accumulation of books. Alexie read whatever he could discover, he couldn't have cared less what

Within the short article "superman and me", by Sherman Alexie, info how he learned to read regardless of having very constrained sources on the local American reservation in which he grew up. Alexie begins his story by telling how he learned how to read by using “superman" comic book. Alexie discovered to read by looking at the pictures and assuming what the speak boxes could say primarily based on the illustrations. Alexie mentions that he does not remember the plot of the "superman" comic book he used. That is vital because it stresses the reality that he used a comic book to read because Alexie did not have access to tremendous instructional resources that the privileged white children had.

2010 Mr. Davis Guggenheim—an American film director and producer wrote and directed Waiting for “Superman”, a documentary that deals with the American education system. Guggenheim argues that they are failing more each year in producing successful students. He finds where the faults are within the public educational system. He takes the time to show us some of the faces to those numbers to make his pubic realize they are more than just numbers dropping off the charts. He wishes to not only inform, but also to inspire others to act. This essay expresses how he portrays his arguments effectively; also identifying and analyzing the strategies that Guggenheim uses to organize and develop his ideas and determine who his intended audience is.

Many people relationships influence childhood such as families and friends in the social world. The culture and society effects on childhood development. Sherman Alexie in “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” claim that the reading and having prior knowledge saved his life. He also learns that reading was his great talent while other kids could not read at their reading level. Bernard Cooper in “A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrance of a Gay Boyhood” claim that he thought his parents were abnormal. In the early stage, Copper trying to figure out how to go out with boys or girls by liking them. Alexie and Cooper discuss their childhood differrntly, but society has a greater impact on their lives.

Alexie's father was the reason he began to read which later became his passion. His father loved to read, and even though they did not have a ton of money, his father went out of his way to stock up on books. One-day Alexie decided to pick up one of his father's books and taught himself how to read. Before that, he had never read a book and could not even understand the words. A paragraph intrigued him; each house on the reservation was a paragraph, and each member of his family was a paragraph. The family members were separate people; however, there were still related making all of them together an essay. Then there was the Superman comic book he picked up one day. Although he could not read the panels of words the illustrations told the story. He would make up a story to go with the pictures and pretend to read the panels. Looking back at these times Alexie realized how lucky he was growing up with all these resources to teach

Alexie goes on to demonstrate how his passion for reading influenced his childhood. He describes that, before he could even read, he would recognize what a paragraph was. Alexie explains, “I realized that a paragraph was a fence that held words” (Alexie 279). Then, Alexie further explains how he correlated other things in his life as paragraphs, such as the reservation in respect to the United States or the individual members of his family. He goes on to clarify how he found the Superman comic and viewed each panel, with text and illustrations, separately as its own paragraph. Alexie states that while reading the comic he says, “Aloud, I pretend to read the words” (Alexie 280). He knew these paragraphs together told a story and even though he could not read, he used the pictures to assume what the narrative was saying. With these details of his early beginnings of learning to read, the reader can further establish that his family’s economic status had no

As for Sherman Alexie, a Native American who grew up on the reservation, found an early interest in reading when he stumbled upon a Superman comic book. He had begun to associate the pictures to words that were on a page. “I look at the narrative above the picture. I cannot read the words, but I assume it tells me that ‘Superman is breaking down the door.’ Aloud, I pretend to read the words and say, ‘Superman is breaking down the door.’ Words, dialogue, also float out of Superman 's mouth. Because he is breaking down the door, I assume he says, ‘I am breaking down the door.’” Despite not having a traditional education, Alexie was able to assemble a meaning of a paragraph which opened up a new world to him in multiple ways

In Sherman Alexie’s, Superman and Me, Alexie uses multiple literary devices such as conflict and metaphor to help encompass the idea that education/society changes over time and opens doors of opportunities for people.

Bizarro was a character, and enemy of Superman. He was the complete antithesis of Superman in every way: his attire, his thought process, the way he speaks, the way that he acts, and how he processes information. This is similar to the world that we live and have been raised in. Everything that we’ve experienced is the polar opposite of everything that we’ve learned. The problem with this is that we are viewed as Bizarro, being the enemy of everything that’s based on logic and reason, when we should be viewed as Superman.

At the age of 3, Alexie picked up a Superman comic book. He does not remember the reason or the villain superman fought, nor does he know how he got the book. He does remember how he taught himself to read. Most of us know that the basic design of a comic book includes pictures, descriptions and blurbs. Alexie

The most striking aspects in these Superman comics for me was the fact that all the people looked really similar. All of their faces were very simple and very alike. On page 60, the newspaper editor, George Taylor, would have fooled me in thinking he was Clark Kent if not for what he was saying. This makes me question whether the creators wanted all the characters to look simple and similar so they could be more relatable or so that they could be drawn faster and easier; and since I didn’t find the characters related I assume that it is the latter.