Smart Indians were dangerous to Indians and people that were not Indians because they were expected to fail and not answer any questions in class , and also they wouldn't want they to help a teacher and do anything to make themselves seem like they know anything. they would get bullied if they were smart and it wasn't only by the people that are not Indians because they didn't have any expectations. So others were scared that they could get better jobs and make more money and have a successful life. This also effects the society but in a positive way and if one is close to their family or a cult its hard to step out and want to do your own thing because then they are pointing fingers and looking at you if your doing something wrong but all your trying to do is better your self. That is all Alexie was trying to do with his life and it was something he loved to do and he was fallowing his dreams.
Now in society one is expected to be smart and go far in life and if you don't you either feel lost or that you didn't try hard enough and even feel like you failed your self or someone. No one can make you do anything in life at the end of the day it will be all about you and what you really want to do with you life and every decision that you make will make a difference in your life. And it seems that Alexie learned that at a young age and he realized that he just needed to do something for himself and for other in his life and those around him. Education can save someones life because it can teach them what is out there and new things that they didnt know about them selfs. Alexie knew that if he could do it others can to and he wanted to show the students that he works with that education life has more opportunities and more doors open if you try.
"I refused to fail."
How can education change someones life for ever?
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Hello Lou Lou
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing your take on Superman and me. I saw a deeper meaning I Alexie’s work when you wrote that in today’s society if you are not perceived as smart and go far in life you feel as if you have failed yourself. If Alexie had not been true to himself and pretended to be a “stupid” Indian he would have been failing himself. Thank you for the insight!
Hi Luz,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tonya, your point about Alexie failing himself is insightful! It opens new ways to understand his point about saving himself. More than physically saving his life, he's saving himself from the kind of death that would have occurred if he stopped himself from thinking and dreaming of a brighter future than the one predetermined by his status.
Lauren :)
Hi Lou Lou
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about making your own desicions. Alexie could have chosen to fail like a lot of his classmates but that wouldn't have gotten him very far in life. In life you have to be a leader not a follower. He choose not to be a statistic.