The Personal Challenge In Sherman Alexie's Superman And Me

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The personal challenge faced by Sherman Alexie in “Superman and Me” can be described as a hardship to change the view on the American Indian, or better yet educate his people towards the path of the pursuit of knowledge despite their circumstances. Against the odds of being born in an Indian reservation and the constant struggle of poverty Sherman Alexie surpassed the stereotype, he succeeded his dream and became a successful author. Overcoming the bondage of class and the place of your birth is a common theme in my life. Coming from Latvia to the USA, a country where I didn 't speak the language and didn 't have the know how of the education system has set me behind a lot in life but I persevered and have found success in my life step by step …show more content…

You happily attend school and pick up English as a second language and then you slowly begin to learn all the negatives of your status. You first notice that you are trapped in America, you can 't return to your old country due to the fact that you have already been naturalized and all your culture stems from America. You see your friends go on vacation all around the world while you sit at home and look at Google images of the places you wish to travel too. You 're forced into poverty due to the fact that obtaining a job means you have to settle for work that is cash based and not pursuing a career of your interest. You try to escape the downward spiral by applying yourself in education but you soon realize that even if you do apply yourself you 're competing with students who have the luxury to get help from various places while you 're forced to rely on the Department of Education to give you tools to make yourself a better student. Once you do reach senior year and attempt to apply for college you realize that everything boils down to being paid out-of-pocket. Asking for financial support is near next to impossible since you are barred from student loans, federal aid, and a lot of scholarships. Much like the Native American you didn 't win the birth lottery and you 're forced to have to find means to be successful in life by your own merit and

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