“Superman and Me” Summary: Overcoming Stereotypes

Introduction

Sherman Alexie was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. The author’s family isn’t very wealthy, but it’s in the middle class. Alexey was different from his friends because he learned to read from an early age, such as in the grapes of Wrath. Alexie valued education knowledge, and he would not let anyone stand in his way of learning and reading.

Empowerment Through Education

He could be trusted to receive an education at Washington state university because he had been to college and learned that he was not an assertive person who had not been educated to express his views; This also makes him credible.

Although he is trustworthy and trustworthy, he is subject to some prejudice in his work and life. Since then, he has been an ‘oddity,’ an Indian child, and an ethnic minority, and there may be some doubts about his intelligence, such as non-Indian teachers and other pro-him parties.

The main point of the article is how Alexie fought and ignored nasty stereotypes. Alexie didn’t act ‘stupid’ or weak in school. Instead, she reads high-quality books and even uses her breaks to show off her strength and tell others not to judge people by their appearance. Another major aspect of this article is the importance of family in reading. Although he was born in India and had a very Indian lifestyle, his father loved various types of books and attended a Catholic school. Alexie ‘decided to love books, too,’ because his father had a great deal of affection for books and was passionate about them. If it wasn’t for his father’s love of books and his obsession with books, Alexie probably wouldn’t have walked into this new world of books. By showing how his father influenced his love of reading and books, the writer pointed out how parents can shape their children; the parents must be positive role models.

Sherman Alexie’s article was very widely read. Alexie, perhaps to break down the stereotype that all Indian children are not smart, wrote this article hoping to appeal to upper-middle-class readers. Describing his class, Alexie pointed out that most of his classmates were obedient to the teacher and acted as if they were dull. That’s because, in the non-Indian world, it’s the hope that Indian children fail. Upper-middle-class audiences value diversity (unlike before), and most embrace other cultures.

Conclusion

As a result, they will be open-minded to this information and may also will empathy for his story. Besides the middle class, Alexie is reaching out to people like him. In most cases, minority groups are stuck in the same cycle, following in the footsteps of their peers. Alex tried to show them that education could be achieved to eliminate prejudice, and they just had to work hard to achieve it.

References

1. “Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays” by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush

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