Sherman Alexie is the author of “Superman and Me”. This is a story about Alexie teaching himself to read with a Superman comic book which also inspired him to become a writer. In this story‚ Alexie made a claim that “A smart Indian is a dangerous person‚ widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike.” (Alexie 497). He found himself to be a dangerous person because of his experience of discrimination. Nonetheless‚ it is an unrealistic claim in that a “…smart Indian” (Alexie 497) or
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English 102 MWF 11-11:50 I really enjoyed the story What You Pawn I will Redeem. It was very well written and kept my attention throughout the story. It is amazing that he walked by a pawnshop and immediately recognized his grandmother’s regalia without ever seeing it other than in pictures. I enjoy reading about Native American cultures and beliefs. There was a lot of humor in this story and Jackson definitely did not take himself too seriously. I think the 1st person narrator was very important
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Sherman Alexie makes his life seem interesting by telling us‚ in his story‚ the joy of reading and writing: superman and me. In his story he tells us how he grew up‚ what he grew up doing‚ how his life style was‚ and how he became the man he is today. Sherman also talks about teaching himself how to read. He was a very smart Indian boy who loved to read just like his father did. He stated that he loved his father so much‚ and his father loved to read‚ so he said he would love reading too. He was
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books due to the introduction. How I thought to myself that this was a biography about guy name Sherman. Him explaining how he reads books at a very young age while other couldn’t. The author conveys that Sherman picked up a book before he could even read‚ So I thought that this was going to be about a guy who prefers books over social life. However‚ as I continued to read Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie it gives me imagination. Within that scenery‚ I saw Sherman’s thoughts and emotions. He begins
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opportunity to go to the authorities on the stolen regalia‚ he turned the policeman down because he knew it wasn’t the pawn man’s fault the clothing was stolen and it was his job to get it back on his own. I loved the end when he put the regalia on and started dancing. He said everyone stopped and starred. Now that part can be true because Native dances aren’t your typical dances that you see every day and people who have never seen it before would be take it by surprise. They are beautiful dances that
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Indian Education In the short story “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie‚ the narrator’s life parallels Alexie’s in many ways. The narrator of this story is a boy named Victor who lives on a reservation with his two parents. Like Victor‚ Alexie grew up on a reservation in the state of Washington. Both boys were teased and bullied by their fellow classmates and initially decided to go to school outside of their reservation for greater educational opportunities. “Indian Education” follows an Indian
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Henderson Lamar 1101 Ms. Comer November 13‚ 2012 My Insight on “Flight” Flight by Sherman Alexie was an empowering novel about a boy‚ named Zit‚ who in my opinion never experienced true love. He learned how to shut down and not feel any type of emotion. He learned that if you don’t love anybody then they wouldn’t be able to hurt you‚ if you don’t give your trust to people they wouldn’t be able to deceive you. Zit is fifteen and for the past nine years he has from careless family member house
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and Junior have a long discussion‚ but in the end “Mr. P” tells junior “Son…You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad‚ sad‚ sad reservation” (Alexie‚ 2007). Junior should not have to transfer schools and go through hell for being Indian. Throughout “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (Alexie‚ 2007)‚ Junior is ridiculed and neglected for being Native American not only by his peers‚ but his teachers as well. There is a quote that makes
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Sherman Alexie‚ the author of “Indian Education” writes from his personal experiences as a Native American. He writes about his experience in school at both a Native American school and a white school. His life was greatly influenced by his heritage‚ which led to his writings being influenced by it too. He writes straight from his life and how he felt during that time or event. In “Indian Education”‚ it is evident he writes straight from his life‚ because he does not only write about the good moments
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In the text “Green World” by Sherman Alexie‚ windmills were built outside of a small town on a Native American reservation. The windmills were responsible for killing birds and the tribe hired a man to go out to the twelve windmills and pick up the mangled bodies of the birds. At first‚ the man could not complete his job without being physically sick at the sight of the disfigured bodies‚ but as the job progresses‚ the man becomes desensitized to the situation. One day‚ an elderly Native American
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