Indian Education by Sherman Alexie Reading Response

Indian Education interpret Responses 1. The overarching t integrity of this piece is shamefully miserable. Sherman Alexie conveys this by using negative diction, for example Alexie begins his premier(prenominal) grade excerpt by saying, My sensory hair was short and the U. S. Government glasses were horn-rimmed, monstrous The author uses the word ugly to luff young Alexie inadequacys in self bureau and is ashamed of his appearance. Alexie continues on saying, in school the other Indian boys chased me from one corner of the playground to the other.They pushed me down, buried me in the snow until I couldnt come about, view Id never fade again. He was miserable since the day he started school, thats sad. The phrase couldnt breathe, notion Id never breathe gets me feel hopeless and vulnerable all in all at once. As the school geezerhood goes by, nothing seems to change except Alexie no longer gets physically hurt. He nevertheless feels ashamed and dejected from his own t ribe. He will always be a misfit. 2. Three examples of satire * Fifth punctuate satirizes young Indians access to drugs as an outflow route from their misery.Uses imagery to show the dishful of drugs. There is also sarcasm at the very end, Oh, do you remember those sweet, well-nigh innocent choices that the Indian boys were forced to make? Horatian satire. * Sixth Grade Satirizes the young Indians who lack in self confidence. He uses sharp wit when he said, Always hold the first punch. An Epiphany to defend oneself. I recall it is horatian satire. * Eight Grade Satire that the anorexigenic and bulimic girls are no collapse than himself. Hyperbole is used to show some(prenominal) grew skinny from self pity. Juvenilia satire.