Sherman Alexie

In “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian” the author, Sherman Alexie, develops characters through his use of figurative language. Alexie’s use of figurative language has a considerable impact on characterization and development of a character's personality and background. Alexie uses similes to develop characters’ background and provide the readers an image of a character in the past. Arnold Spirit says, “I started wearing glasses when I was three, so I ran around the rez looking…

As we grow into adulthood our primary goal in life is to build an education. To figure out what career we want to pursue. The texts by Sherman Alexie, Mike Rose, and Richard Rodriguez have all discussed how their background has influenced their education and upbringing to adulthood. “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose highlights how society determines the intelligence of workers based on their job or career. In Richard Rodriguez’s “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood,” his education and…

memories. There is a bittersweet belief that times then were simpler and the place one looks back to was better. Sherman Alexie avoids this entirely in his works. Having grown up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the town of Wellpinit, Washington, Alexie seems to have a lot to say about his home. Early in the short story “This Is What It Means To Say Phoneix, Arizona,” Alexie establishes his disenchantment with the reservation, and is blunt in his understanding of the way people live…

complete impact literacy has. By reading the essays “Learning to Read and Write: Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie and “Learning to Read”, by Malcolm X I have gained a better understanding of what literacy does for us. These essays have brought up the question, how is literacy linked to issues of empowerment in society? In the excerpt, “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie, he learned to read using a Superman comic book but does not remember any of the details.…

"People fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer." -Andrew Smith This quote is supported by the experiences of Bernard Cooper and Sherman Alexie. Both authors belong to historically marginalized groups, Cooper because of his sexuality, and Alexie because of his race. However, they each had different methods of handling this marginalization. Cooper hid his differences from the world. He is confronted by both his classmate and his mother about the his sexual identity. Both…

Lone Ranger Story has several instances where racism occurs and so does the documentary as well. Both of these when dealing with racism also tends to include stereotypes as well. Alexie states, "He looked me over so he could describe me to the police later. I knew the look." (Alexie 15) With this quote in the story Sherman is basically describing a small situation where the main character is simply just walking into the store to buy a popsicle but even in that situation he is still dealt with…

Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” author Sherman Alexie writes about the pleasures of reading. His thesis “My father loved books, and since I love my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well” best describes the author’s position on the topic. He conveys his thesis to the readers through rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos and logos and literary devices such as repetition as he describes his personal experiences. Sherman Alexie wrote "The Joy of Reading and…

Julia Alessio Mrs. Martyn English 10H 10 May 2018 The Absolutely True Diary of the Discussion With my Adult After completing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, my adult and I examined our interpretations on particular symbols in the book, exchanged our thoughts on the significance of the title, and considered themes that the author was trying to convey. Through picking my mom to read this book with me, I originally believed that there was nothing more I could…

decides to leave the Spokane reservation and the problems of alcoholism, poverty, and friends. In the story, The Absolute True Diary of a Part- Time Indian, By Sherman Alexie Junior shows empowerment throughout the whole book in his own little ways. First of all, in the story, The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Junior shows empowerment by making the decision to switch schools. When his teacher tells Junior he needs to leave his school, he knew what he had to do.…

In the essay “Superman and Me” author Sherman Alexie develops his claim that knowledge is power.Over the course of the text the author Alexie strengthens his claim by using his cultural background , anecdotes and changes of tones. In the beginning of the essay , Alexie establishes his claim of knowledge by using his cultural background and opinions.At the beginning of the text , Alexie provides more about his childhood background it shows “We lived on a combination of irregular…