Herman Alexie in the article "Superwoman and Me" (1998) asserts that learning to read and write gave him the superpower to save his and his peoples' lives. Alexie supports his claim by first reflecting on the Superman comic book that taught him to read, then how impotent his people acted among non-indians, and finally his integral duty to affiliate the Indian youth with their potential. The author's purpose is to point out how he turned his unappreciated success from years worth of dedication into a superpower to save others in order to motivate the youth, especially the indians, to achieve their full potential, and if it is not enough to gain recognition, spread the success until it is inevitable. The author writes in an informal tone for
