Why does Sherman Alexie believe that books are the savior of our lives? Books and education saved Sherman Alexie’s life, he wants to inspire kids to save their own lives, and set a future for themselves, because he was expected to be stupid and he believes that books can save other people’s lives. “books. “i say to them. “Books, “I say. I throw my weight against locked doors. The door holds. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.” “my father loved books, and since
say it” goes well with Sherman Alexie’s passion for encouraging reading and education. The poet practiced reading when he was younger. “I pretend to read the words and say aloud, “I am breaking down the door,”” he said once. Sherman Alexie tried to understand the words he was reading from a Superman comic book, in which the quote was from. He never gave up on reading. Since his father read a lot, Alexie wanted to as well. His father was the one who inspired him. Sherman Alexie wanted to be like his
Sherman Alexie is an award winning poet, short story writer, novelist, and performer. He has published 24 books. He has also recently published the 20th Anniversary edition of his classic book of stories, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, Alexie grew up in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Alexie left the reservation 1994 and lives in Seattle with his family. He considers himself both a Native and a white American. He states in
Nathaniel Shoemaker English, 1020 Composition Professor, Brandi Homan 19 November 2014 Reflective Cover Letter In the critical framework we were asked to apply an abstract concept to a familiar object (cultural text) and coming up with a new way to see that familiar thing. This concept was to be made from an idea present in Mark Matousek’s book “Ethical Wisdom”. A cultural text is an object written or otherwise, that reveals information about a culture. the cultural text had to be capable of being
This shows that Native Americans are been racially profiled in different ways of life. Over the years Native Americans have face This research paper will show factual information, ways that Native Americans are been profiled and, that racial profiling must be rejected and not only. Before we can elaborate more about how racial profiling affects Native Americans, it’s important to understand