Reading "Superman and Me" gave me conflicting feelings. Of course, the tale of a young boy striving to succeed in and environment where he is nearly required to fail is thrilling, yet it really makes you think of the environment itself. He was a young Indian child living on a reservation; however, he recognized that he was an intelligent person. Others around him tried to quiet him because Indian children were supposed to be dumb. Sherman Alexie wanted more out of life.
Christopher Reeve, an American actor, is well known for his role in the 1st through 4th Superman movies. He played the well-known role of the main character Clark Kent, an ordinary boy sent from his destroyed planet to Earth. Whilst on Earth he discovers that he is different and learns about his superpowers and fights evil in the Metropolis. Because of his role Reeve learnt a lot about heroes and their lives. Knowing this he said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
He saw justice like fight a war on crime, and the goal was that the city does not belong to do criminal things and corruption. In fact, Batman has the ability
(Esler et al. 729) which created this invincible and loving leader who was here for the people but just like Hitler their motives were more selfish and hateful than what was perceived by their people. There was no room for debate or disagreement, it would be met with violence. “To ensure Obedience, Stalin’s Communist party used secret police, censorship, and terror. Police spies did not hesitate to open private letters or plant listening devices. Nothing appeared in print without official approval.
In the text, “Superman and Me,”One main quote that explains everything you need to know about this article is when Sherman Alexie says, “I wasrefused to fail. I was smart. I was lucky.” Many people that have read this choose to believe that this quote is just an irritating repetition of how he felt about himself, however, closer examination shows that it actually develops his main claim and central idea, refines his claims, and shows the purpose of this text all in one quote. Alexie was a young, Indian boy who just wanted to know how to read in write in the aspiration of becoming emotionally closer to his father because he loved him so.
A Superhero is not judged by the power he has,but only by the choices he makes. In the essay,”Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, the author uses an extended metaphor to explain his relationship with the fictional character Superman. Alexie uses many things in his life to compare himself to Superman. Although Alexie may not be seen as a hero with actual superpowers, he demonstrates the qualities of a superhero in different ways. Alexie is seen as someone that almost resembles an alien in the eyes of his society.
Having a character like Superman that could fly around saving people like Mattie and killing villains like Lucky Ned Pepper would have made the story completely unrealistic and people would not think this could possibly be a true
It’s a stereotype to say they can’t make mistakes. They both are a stereotype because they both do good things and are expected to not mess up. In the text it states”Superman fails” we were Indian children expected to be stupid. They both are expected to do things right.
In the short story, “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, Canin introduces the character, Hundert, the narrator. Hundert describes himself as moral, humble, loyal, passionate, and a bit regretful. Canin then introduces the second character, Sedgewick Bell, as Hundert describes why Sedgewick Bell is incompetent, thoroughly annoying, a bad influence, and why he has a great disliking towards Sedgewick. After Hundert has had a time of disciplining Sedgewick, this leads toward having a meeting with his father, the Senator. Hundert changes greatly from being a one-dimensional character, to a complex character.
While communism is meant to help achieve equality for everyone it has been proven we can’t achieve a perfect communist state. Communism first originated from the Greek idea during the Golden Age that harmony and bliss would be achieved without owning private property (Beer, "Origins of Communism"). Lopez 2 It later than resurfaced around 1848 when Karl Marx published his book The Communist Manifesto. During Karl Marx’s time he wanted the proletariat, the working class, to overthrow the government due to bourgeoisie, the high class, having more opportunities and unfair advantages.
Superman symbolizes the narrator’s desire to escape his mundane and lonely life and become someone powerful and heroic. The narrator feels inadequate and hopeless in his life, so he fantasizes about being like Superman, who has extraordinary abilities and a clear purpose. The protagonist says, "I have always liked the idea of Superman because I have always liked the idea that there is one person in the world who doesn't do bad things. And that there is one person in the world who is able to fly." (Coupland, 5).
Gifted with incredible endurance and super strength, the ability of flight, and an impeccable moral compass, Superman is the quintessential superhero that Americans of all ages have admired and looked up to since his conception in 1938. In Brad Bird’s 1999 feature animation The Iron Giant, the fifty-foot metal protagonist is no exception. Hiding out in a barn, he peers at an issue of the Superman comic book like an amused child with his eyes wide and mouth agape. His closest human companion, nine-year old Hogarth, sits before the giant and explains to him, “Sure, he’s famous now, but he started off just like you! Crash landed on Earth…he only uses his powers for good, never for evil.”
Curriculum Planning Ideas/Teaching Strategies for the California CCSS Reading Standards for Literature- Key Ideas and Details, Kindergarten: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. Do you want good answers? Begin by asking good questions. An idea to help students identify the characters, settings, and major events in a story is to have students question each other. Asking and answering questions about text will help educators gage the comprehension of the text.
Therefore grief and sorrow are depicted over the fact that the world would never see another Superman, especially with all the good men going into hiding.
Superhero comics contain many conventions such as morals, a motive, extraordinary superpowers, a back story, and so on. Batman and Superman are a couple of superheroes from a wide variety of superhero comics. Both of them try to protect mankind from any hurt, harm, or danger that may come. A similarity between both of these superheroes is that they want justice in the world. With so much crime and torture going on in the world, mankind looks for a higher power to help stop it.
