I really enjoyed the reading this week. It's cool how the title "Superman and Me" compared Mr. Alexie to Superman because he is inspiring Indian children to succeed in school, which was the complete opposite when he was in school. This is especially evident with the last line "I am trying to save our lives", I feel that Mr. Alexie is looked at as a hero on Indian reservations today because he is an accomplished writer. This story is another great story of how someone who was unhappy with their situation, worked hard and was able to persevere through it. I honestly got inspired by reading this story.
I can't believe that Mr. Alexie said that Indian children accepted failure when he grew up, it's just hard to believe that they didn't want something more out of life. The other side of this makes me wonder how bad have we been to Native Americans? Have we been so prejudice to them that Native American children think they have no hope? It's amazing that the author even made it out considering all the negativity that was around him.
I agree with you, Mr. Alexie is definitely a superhero to his community. He has overcome so much with all odds against him and he just want to be that motivation to the Indian kids and show them there’s more to education. After being an oppressed race for so long it’s refreshing and inspirational to have someone trying to raise the next generation out of that. There is so much opportunities out there for kids of all races and with the right mindset they can excel. It’s really sad that to think that there are kids out there who have their whole future ahead of them and they are giving up before even trying.
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