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The story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, by Sherman Alexie and the movie Smoke Signals are based on the same stories. But that doesn’t make them totally the same, they have many differences. Some are obvious and some aren’t. But in the end both the movie and the story have the […]
In Sherman Alexie’s short stories “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona”, and “Indian Education” Alexie uses action and dialogue to show the struggles of an Indian culture in a white mans world, putting the theme of race and social justice in a dilemma. Alexie uses dialogue in the short story “This is […]
Sherman Alexie’s What You Pawn I Will Redeem Reading Response #1 How has Sherman Alexie managed to detach Jackson Jackson from his present predicament, and what is the effect of this on the reader? Throughout Sherman Alexie’s short story, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, the narrator, Jackson Jackson, manages to distance himself from his […]
What does it mean to be an Indian? First of all you have to be a warrior and to look like a warrior, to look “stoic”, secondly you have to be connected with Mother Earth by understanding the sound of nature and what it wants to say, then you necessarily have to have visions, to […]
“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me. ” is a story about Sherman Alexie an Indian boy who grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation, and how reading and writing helped his life became succeed, and how reading and writing helped his fate turned. At begin of story, Alexie mention that he lived […]
Sherman Alexie’s “What you Pawn. I Will Redeem” appears on the surface to be a merely written narrative of a homeless. alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is seeking to gain adequate money to repossess his grandmas Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn store. But upon looking closely. there are many symbolic transitions that my […]
Compare and Contrast Education is something so sacred to some people but there are many people that take it for granted as well. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie and “Learning to Read and Write” by Fredrick Douglass, is similar in many ways. Both of these men were so […]
In Sherman Alexie’s “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin, Victor is responsible for gathering his father’s assets together, which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help. […]
Sherman Alexie paints the reader a picture in his book Indian Killer. He uses every possible element to his advantage. This includes his use of structure and form. Alexie uses these two elements in the shape of flashbacks, dreams and dream-like situations, the beginning compared to the end of the book, and the order in […]
The Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie is a novel about the violence and chaos caused by the destruction of the Native American identity. In the book, Native Americans strive to figure out who they are while violence continues to grow around them. Native Americans are angry with white people because they are tired of being […]
Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie follows the story of the rise and fall of a rock and blues band of Spokane Indians hailing from the Spokane Reservations in Washington (Sherman, 3). It is a complex story that explains the complexity of the lives of ordinary Indians. Sherman has used dialogues, which has made this piece […]
 Author Superman and Me, by Sherman Alexei, is the inspiring story of the author’s rise from a poverty stricken childhood on a Native American reservation. It began with his love of books and reading and continues through his fight to help the Native American children living on the reservation today. Alexei grew up in a […]
This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” by Sherman Alexie, is a short story based on the friendship of two Native American men, who over time lost the bond they once shared, but because of a recent event, are brought together again to recount old memories, and create new ones. Alexie does an […]
Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood is a reflection of the childhood memories of Richard Rodriguez. On this essay he also raises his opinion on the issue of bilingual education. Rodriguez was raised as was an immigrant from Mexico to the U.S and hence he was raised in a Spanish speaking immigrant family. Rodriguez […]
One of the sample essays in the text is “Superman and Me.” This essay does not correspond with the title of the book. In this article, the author tries to deliver a strong message to the Indian children. He wants them to understand the importance of education. Education can make a huge difference in life. […]
What especially appeals to you about this essay? Be as specific as you can. What did you discover in your second and subsequent readings of the essay? Replies to Classmates: What does the student find most important about the essay? Restate what you think the thesis might be. What would you like to know that […]
I would like to change the title of the essay as it does not directly correspond to the content it holds but rather uses rhetoric tone to pass the message. It is apparent that the writer, Alexie targeted the non-Indian society and the Native America children as his audience for this book. He points out […]
