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    Sherman Alexie Identity

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    English 102-047 April 20‚ 2013 Sherman Alexie and the Native American Identity Sherman Alexie is a Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Indian who grew up in Wellpinit‚ Washington‚ on a reservation. He acknowledges that his origin and upbringing affect everything that he does in his books and short stories. The term ‘Indian’‚ is used to describe the indigenous peoples of the Americas. In the article titled “‘Indianness’ and Identity in the Novels and Short Storiesof Sherman Alexie”‚ Loree Estron says that “the

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    pictures. The author of The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚ Sherman Alexie‚ may arguably agree with my statement. Mr. Alexie presents a connection of literary understanding with visual images and imaginative thought. As an author‚ he now lies opposite of the language barrier that once obstructed him. And for Alexie‚ life on the other side of the barrier is truly different. By working past his barrier‚ Alexie could read “books in the car”‚ “bits and pieces” of books in the bookstores

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    Flight by Sherman Alexie

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    In Flight‚ Sherman Alexie explores the terrible struggles of growing up without the love and care of a guardian. Zits is the main character who tragically loses both his mother and father. He is placed in foster care although he can’t seem to stay out of jail. Throughout Flight‚ Zits grows from being a troubled youth to a young man ready to change his life because of his imaginary experiences. Zits has a hard time growing up. This makes him confrontational and destroys his pride. One aspect of his

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    Sherman Alexie Save Lives

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    Alexie Saves Lives Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” is about how Alexie changed his life‚ and the lives of others‚ by learning to read. “Sherman Alexie‚ a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian‚ grew up on a reservation surrounded by poverty‚ alcoholism‚ and disease. . .” (About Sherman Alexie)‚ though his family was poor‚ his father loved to read; and Alexie adopted that love of reading at an early age. Alexie soon started to see the world around him like paragraphs. He would read anything and everything

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    is “Knowledge is Power” an expression that means the more knowledge you gain the more powerful you are as an individual. In the short story “The Birthmark”‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne and the two poems “English B”‚ by Langston Hughes and “Crazy Courage”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the authors describes individual knowledge and power through the same idea‚ but through different methods. The poem entitled “English B”‚ by Langston Hughes begins with the speaker’s English teacher instructing the class to do a writing

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    Sherman Alexie’s promotion of Indian culture Sherman Alexie promotes the understanding of Indian culture through his literary works‚ including “War Dances‚ the Business of Fancydancing‚ and Indian Killer.” Sherman was an alcoholic‚ and he used to abuse alcohol. Once he published his first book he’s been sober ever since. Sherman writes about Indian culture because he grew up on an Indian reservation. Even though his stuff is fiction most of his poems‚ books‚ etc have a story behind them. He says

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    Sherman Alexie: Superman and Me “I loved those books‚ but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” –S. Alexie. Faced with an alcoholic father‚ fears of being rejected‚ and instability‚ Sherman found his happiness in reading books. At an early age he watched as his father collected multiple books and literature he could get his hands on just so he could read. Alexie quickly adapted to what his father was doing and eventually started reading as well. “My father loved

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    The impact of reading Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie’s story "Superman and Me" digs deep into how reading can change lives. He shares personal stories‚ emotions‚ and logical points to show just how important literacy is in shaping who we become. Being a Native American writer‚ Alexie brings realness and trustworthiness to his tale by talking about his own life. He tells us how he fought through tough times with the help of education and books‚ making us believe in what he’s saying

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    Sherman Alexie According my researching from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online‚ Academic Search Complete‚ and Superman and Me in class‚ I found out biographical information on Sherman Alexie. The reason I searched about Sherman Alexie because I wanted to know about how he had been through his life and become a successful American poet. He also writes essays and novels. In childhood‚ Sherman Alexie was born October 7‚ 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. He lived where surrounded

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    way the poet‚ Sherman Alexie‚ attempts to show hubris is towards the beginning of the poem where it says‚ “So I comforted and kissed him in the dark Bedroom‚ but my comfort was not enough… It’s hard for fathers to compete with mothers’ love.”(5). With these lines Alexie introduces the hubris with the father. The father attempts to be a help to his son‚ however instead the mother ends up being who was wanted.This idea that he wasn’t wanted is what brings up his feeling entitlement. Alexie later describes

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