Analysis Of Superman And Me Sherman

In the article it states, “I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives,” I believe in this quote Sherman was trying to show how Superman was breaking down barriers to help himself get through. In this quote he tries to break down the door because he’s trying to get them to break down the walls or barriers that are keeping them from learning or wanting to read. In the article it states, “In one panel, Superman breaks through a door,” I think he is making a connection between Superman and himself. The main idea of this paragraph is, most Indian kids are expected to be stupid and not make anything out of themselves, but Sherman didn’t want to adhere to those “rules,” so he kicked down that barrier and taught himself how to read, just like Superman busted down that door. I believe that this was a metaphor to explain how Sherman is kind of acting like Superman in the terms of breaking down barriers that stand in their way.

I believe that, that quote represents how well, how determined he was. To want to help kids, who couldn’t care less, and are happy to be dumb, I think that shows what he is truly made of. In the article it states, “Then there are the sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision,” I think that helps show how they were already just willing to give up. However, Sherman wouldn’t allow them to do that. He did not want them to give up on themselves and live up to what the expectations of Indian kids were. Instead, he wanted them to be more and live an amazing