Superman & Me is the tale on how an Indian man named Sherman Alexie learned to read using the Superman Comic strip. Sherman was a boy that came from an Indian Reservation in Wellinit, Washington. His story on figuring out how to read was quite inspirational. He began reading at 3 years old which is sooner than most people can say they learned to read. What was so interesting about Sherman's story was how he would figure out hat words meant by looking at the picture that the words were describing. The story was also inspiring because Sherman was never pushed to excel in reading, it was something that he learned on his own. His will and passion for reading was something he got from his father since he loved to read but he did it all on his own. Even after becoming a successful writer Sherman came back to his reservation to teach the new youth how to read and write to try and spark the minds of other children that are in the current position that he used to be in.
Literacy was so important to Sherman because he was smart and he knew it. He did not let his financial circumstances as a child negatively affect his future. Instead he took the tools he had (the books his father purchased from pawn shops) and began reading all the texts that he could physically get his hands on. I agree with the way that Sherman became literate. I am a firm believer that life is exactly what you make of it, and in my eyes Sherman had the will and desire to learn to read as well as write, and know he makes a living off of making his words and wisdom flow.
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