Analysis Of The Joy Of Reading And Writing: Superman And Me

In the essay, “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” Sherman Alexie discusses about how a Superman comic book was the reason he learned to read. He believes that anyone can gain education and achieve their goals if they are willing to put effort, even if the world wants to see you fail. To begin with, Alexie opened up by saying that he learned how to read by reading a “Superman” comic book. Alexie grew up in a Spokane Indian Reservation in eastern Washington. Even though his family was poor, alexie’s father would find his way to collect as many books as he could. His father influenced his love for books and reading. Furthermore, the first word he learned was “paragraphs” and he described it as a “fence that held words,” and began

to see the world that way. Also, He explains how he taught himself how to read by analyzing a comic book of “Superman.” He utilized the images from the book to create his own story. Upon entering school, he got bullied because he was an indian boy who enjoyed reading and back then people expected Indians to be dumb and to be failure. In addition, he strives to read a variety of books to improve his reading level. As a result, he now write novels, poems, & short stories. As well as, teaching other Indians kids how to read and write. The challenges he faced as a little boy never interfere with his goal to prove to everyone that indians can be as smart and get educated just like everybody else in the world. At last, the author uses metaphors, repetition, and a tone of motivation to influence and demonstrate to other indian boys to follow their dreams and to demonstrate that all his struggles made his progress in life.