Sherman Alexi Summary and Response

Summary and Response to Literacy Narratives

                I am choosing to write on Sherman Alexi’s narrative. He fought against the stereotypes that came with living on a Native American reservation growing up and made sure that he made something of himself. He was considered an outcast by many of his peers because he did not act like how they did around the non-Indians. He was also greatly inspired by his father’s love for reading and taught himself to read by looking at his dad’s books. He was very determined to fight against the things that were expected of him and the fact that he was supposed to act dumb whether he was or not because he was an Indian. Through his passion, he was able to overcome the predisposed difficulties that he faced.

                Sherman Alexi both inspires me and I believe that I can relate to him. Although I did not have stereotypes set against me, parts of my literacy story relates to his. I was also inspired to start reading because of my dad and his passion for it. One of my early memories is of all the books my dad always had and it never failed that he was reading multiple books at one time. I started loving books at a young age and like Alexi, it sometimes made me different than the other kids so I felt like an outcast, but even through that I have kept my passion for it. It has paid off a lot in school though since I know it has had an influence in the scholarships I have received.