In Sherman Alexie's "The Joy of reading & writing: Superman and Me" he uses his credibility as an author and the appeal of Superman to educate his audience …show more content…
She expresses this strongly in her use of language, such as when she mentions "attacks on one's form of expression" and how the "white laws and commerce and customs will rot in the deserts they're created, lie bleached." However, the formatting of the paper itself most accurately depicts her purpose which is to inform the audience of how she came to understand these languages and demonstrate what it's like to not have a language accommodation. "As long as I have to accommodate the English speakers rather than having them accommodate me, my tongue will be illegitimate." Expressing how she was punished for her language in school starts a conversation that builds discomfort in most native English speakers. That the censoring of one's language is a "violation of the First Amendment" and an attack on one's