Sherman Alexie shares his emotional story about being an Indian boy with a love for books, and how a superman comic book taught him to read. Not only did it teach him to read but it was the hidden force that drove him to break the metal boundaries of the reservation “the paraphrases”. Living on the reservation Alexie struggled with the expectations that he was to fail like all Indians do. Alexie knew there was little chance for him or any of the kids on the reservation to succeed, but Alexie was determined to do more, he knew he had to save his own life and like superman break down the doors of the stereotypes and make a difference. Alexie succeeds and he goes back to save the lives of other generations of children, by sharing his story and
