Category: Superman and Me

In the essay Superman and Me an Indian boy named Sherman Alexie recalls how he advanced in reading above his age group. Sherman Alexie was being discriminated against by the other student in his class and his teachers. Due to him being Native American and living on a reservation his talents went unnoticed and because…

People are both the goals and motivations for social development. In order to develop, society need to take care of human factor physically and mentally. Especially learning about the world around them so that they can contribute to building and improving society. Education has held an important role in the human lives nowadays. When talking…

Charles Blow and Sherman Alexie have similar aspects on reading and books. For instance, they both believe and think that books are important and powerful. While they both do believe this, Charles Blow thinks that books were transformational and powerful. On the other hand, Sherman Alexie thinks that books can shape ones identities, give one…

In the short stories Superman and Me, by Sherman Alexie and Love Letters, by Megan Foss, the similar symbol of survival in the forms of reading and writing is shared. Characters with little to no proper experience in reading and writing find that to be their lifeline in a world pitted against them. Though set…

Authors have different motivations to write either a poem or a novel. Writers display similarities and differences when developing their work. The differences among authors may be established on different grounds, including inspiration to write, challenges when developing content for different works as well as factors contributing to their success. However, authors may also exhibit…