Blog Post #3: Summary and Choice of Analysis

Shelby Kluver

Melinda Schroder

English 101

10/18/16   

Fish Cheeks

The author’s main point is to convey how challenging it is to be different, especially coming from a foreign culture. Amy needed to learn that it matters what is on the inside.  She used a humiliating memory to illustrate how awkward life can be for a teenager. The purpose is to inform foreign girls that being different is good and that there is no need to be embarrassed about where you are from.

Superman and Me

The main point is for Sherman to show people what it is like growing up as an Indian on a Reservation, without a chance. He loved to read, but his parents could not afford very much. He started at a young age and would read anything with words on it. He had no expectations put on him and he saw that this is the problem on the Reservation. The purpose is that Sherman does not want other kids to grow up acting like they do not know anything. He wants them to try and to learn to read and write. He is trying to change the way of the Indians to save their lives.

I am choosing Fish Cheeks for my analysis essay. This text really caught my attention and I could really envision the uncomfortableness of the evening. As a teenage girl there were so many illustrations that I could relate to. I also think it is very important that we embrace our different cultures.  

Works Cited

Tan, Amy. “Fish Cheeks.” The Bedford Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12^th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2014. 110-111. Print.

Alexie, Sherman. “Superman and Me.” The Bedford Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12^th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2014. 582-585. Print.

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