Sherman Alexie Superman And Me

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Insults can hurt many people and cause them to not work their hardest, Sherman Alexie, author of “Superman and Me”, demonstrates a life lesson that could eventually help you for a lifetime long.

One of the quotes that I can use from the story “Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie is “I fought with the classmates on a daily basis. They wanted me to stay quiet when the non-Indian teacher asked for answers, for volunteers, for help.”

My interpretation of this evidence is that the author wants you to try in life, not to sit back and let other people control your life.

Another piece of evidence I gathered from the short story was, “We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid. Most lived up to those expectations inside the classroom