Children, who live within the borders of prerogative cultures and countries, are expected to learn to read in first grade. In many households, this expectation has carried through generations. However, the people who are constantly enforcing this expectation have rarely given thought to the lack of emphasis to learn to read in other cultures. In their culture, it is a given. In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”, Sherman Alexie focuses on the Native American culture and the drastically different expectation put on the students within the borders of the preserve. Alexie fears, without an example for the children, they will continue to conform to the societal pressures to be illiterate, vulnerable, and pitied.
In his essay Alexie explains the omnipresent …show more content…
He realizes he has become a writer to help children of the village break down the expectations that they must be illeterate to gain respect and pity. As he visits the preserve and the children within the school, he encourages them to fill their otherwise empty notebooks and adjusts their perception of the future. Alexie advocates for the students in the villages and gives them an example of a role model he never had growing up on the preserve. He teaches the students that a Native American can become a successful writer and they do not have to be defeated but can rise up and accomplish more than what they assume their culture expects.
The various techniques and styles that compose the work “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” allow the reader to admire the high-quality writing required to extract emotional response. The technique of writing in the third person stresses the significance of the emotional connection a writer has with their story. This technique of utilizing the third person allows the reader to understand the pain that one can experience when writing about personal
In his essay Alexie explains the omnipresent …show more content…
He realizes he has become a writer to help children of the village break down the expectations that they must be illeterate to gain respect and pity. As he visits the preserve and the children within the school, he encourages them to fill their otherwise empty notebooks and adjusts their perception of the future. Alexie advocates for the students in the villages and gives them an example of a role model he never had growing up on the preserve. He teaches the students that a Native American can become a successful writer and they do not have to be defeated but can rise up and accomplish more than what they assume their culture expects.
The various techniques and styles that compose the work “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” allow the reader to admire the high-quality writing required to extract emotional response. The technique of writing in the third person stresses the significance of the emotional connection a writer has with their story. This technique of utilizing the third person allows the reader to understand the pain that one can experience when writing about personal