Alexie Sherman’s quote from “Superman and Me” has a major impact on the story. When Sherman says, “Despite all the books I read, I am still surprised I became a writer,” he is using a complex sentence, antithesis and the rhetoric device of pathos. He was surprised he became a writer because he was told that Indians were to fail. I know this because the text states that he read a lot of books. “He reads,“Grapes of Wrath” in kindergarten when other children are struggling through,“Dick and Jane.” He also states that “We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid.” Many people believe that Indians were not smart. Indians were always told that they were to fail. Alexie never gave up on trying. He went on to write books. He was always
