Superman Breaking Down The Door Analysis
Alexie’s defining moment was when he first read a Superman comic book. He saw Superman breaking down a door and in Alexie’s mind he imagined Superman saying, “I am breaking down the door.” Although he could not yet read the words he used the pictures to connect the action with the dialogue. The theme is that he decided to not respond to the stereotype others have about Indian people. As he stated Indian children were expected to be stupid and quiet. Alexie refused to fail and be pitied in the non-Indian world. His use of on-going action is shown throughout most of the entire assignment. Alexie talks about how he wants to teach Indian children how to write so they won’t fall into the harsh stereotypes against them. He provided concrete detail