Blog Post #3: Summary and Choice of Analysis 

Emma Anderson

Melinda Schroeder

English 101

20 October 2016

Fish Cheeks

In the article “Fish Cheeks”, by Amy Tan, the author depicts a Chinese American girl who is at odds with her culture. The girl tries desperately to assimilate into basic white American life and her family and their deeply rooted Chinese culture will not allow for it. As the girl is battling her family’s way of life, the girl’s mother teaches her a very valuable lesson. This lesson is we are who we are and it is better to except who we are and where we come from because it is never going away.

Superman and Me

In the article “Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie, he talks about his own life and where his love for literature began. The author states that his father had an intense love for reading and because of that, Alexie grew to love literature as well. As a child, he started reading superman comic book and teaching himself how to read. This action sparked a fire in his desire for more knowledge.  The author discusses cultural serotypes, particularly the Indian culture. Alexie grew up and became a successful writer in spite of the limited education he received in his youth.

My Choice

The article I chose for the summary and analysis essay is “Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie. The reason I chose this article is because he writes in great detail about a series of events that shaped his life. “Fish Cheeks”, only discusses one isolated event. Having more information in the article “Superman and Me”, makes it easier to identify with the author vs. a small amount of information given in “Fish Cheeks”.

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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